Nathaniel's Nutmeg
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- 出版社 Little Brown UK
- 出版时间 2000年3月
- ISBN 9780340696767
- 定价 121.00
内容简介
In1616,anEnglishadventurer,NathanielCourthope,steppedashoreonaremoteislandintheEastIndiesonasecretmission-topersuadetheislandersofRuntograntamonopolytoEnglandovertheirnutmeg,afabulouslyvaluablespiceinEurope.ThisinfuriatedtheDutch,whoweredeterminedtocontroltheworld’snutmegsupply.ForfiveyearsCourthopeandhisbandofthirtymenwerebesiegedbyaforceonehundredtimesgreater-andhisheroismsetinmotiontheeventsthatledtothefoundingofthegreatestcityonearth.Abeautifullytoldadventurestoryandafascinatingdepictionofexplorationintheseventeenthcentury,NATHANIEL’SNUTMEGshedsaremarkablelightonhistory.
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