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Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash
27.95 NZD
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Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
When the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and children were on board. While some headed off in a lifeboat to seek help, 250 of the survivors ended up on a tiny coral island less than half a mile long. A b ...Show more
THUG : THE TRUE STORY OF INDIA'S MURDEROUS CULT. by Mike Dash
32.99 NZD
Category: History
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Tulipomania by Mike Dash
32.99 NZD
34.99 (5% off)
Category: History
In 1630s' Holland thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants to the lowest street traders, were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was not oil or gold, but the tulip, a delicate and exotic bloom that had just arrived from the east. Over three years, rare t ...Show more
Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused by Mike Dash
27.95 NZD
29.99 (6% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Colour S.
This is the story of the first great stock market boom in history. In 1630s Holland there was a frenzy over an exotic bloom newly imported from the East: the tulip. Mike Dash recreates the Holland of the 17th century and follows a couple of families who were deeply involved in the mania.
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