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Tulipomania: the story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused

By Mike , Dash

Book information

Publisher
Three Rivers Press
ISBN
9780307560827, 0307560821
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
833 kB (853443 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1634-1637;Economic history;History;Electronic bookGARDENING--Essays;GARDENING--Reference;GARDENING--

Description

In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens from every walk of life were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The object of this unprecedented speculation was the tulip, a delicate and exotic Eastern import that had bewitched horticulturists, noblemen, and tavern owners alike.

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