Ebook: Tulipomania: the story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused
Author: Dash Mike
- Tags: GARDENING--Essays, GARDENING--Reference, GARDENING--Vegetables, HISTORY--Europe--General, SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Horticulture, Tulip Mania 1634-1637, Economic history, History, Electronic books, Netherlands -- History -- 17th century, Netherlands -- Economic conditions -- 17th century, HISTORY -- Europe -- General, GARDENING -- Essays, GARDENING -- Reference, GARDENING -- Vegetables, SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture, Netherlands
- Year: 1999
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press
- City: New York;Netherlands
- Language: English
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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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