by Giles Milton
A story of the race for nutmegs and how several people changed the way things work by their behaviour. Nathaniel is a pivotal character in his attempt to hold a spice island and the tragedy of how he wasn't backed up. Interesting but really I didn't find it incredibly engaging. I'm not sure why i...
A story of the race for nutmegs and how several people changed the way things work by their behaviour. Nathaniel is a pivotal character in his attempt to hold a spice island and the tragedy of how he wasn't backed up.Interesting but really I didn't find it incredibly engaging. I'm not sure why it ...
There was a time when people killed and died for nutmeg. Imagine that! Stinking nutmeg! Not even oregano or at least cinnamon. I must say on my list of things I would be willing to die for nutmeg is somewhere at the bottom, right before marmite. Nonetheless, The Dutch and the English and the Portugu...
Lent out, never returned.