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That said, this is an interesting introduction to Western Europe's involvement in the global race to corner the spice market. Particular focus is...more...]]> 52795343 2224429 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 4 1 false Wed Apr 15 12:14:22 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:15:23 -0700 2009 75159726 86846 411469 0140292608 9780140292602 28 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174515153m/411469.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411469.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg_Or_the_True_and_Incredible_Adventures_of_the_Spice_Trader_Who_Changed_the_Course_of_History 3.54 0 0 false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 14:16:24 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 13:07:22 -0700 2009 Nathaniel's Nutmeg: or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. Because this, my friends, is my vers...more...]]> 38939645 241691 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 3 0 false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 09:15:13 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 08:09:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 48447514 2059285 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 3 0 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 13:52:50 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 12:11:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40075316 1298360 411469 0140292608 9780140292602 28 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174515153m/411469.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411469.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg_Or_the_True_and_Incredible_Adventures_of_the_Spice_Trader_Who_Changed_the_Course_of_History 3.54 3 0 false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 09:40:21 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 06:18:04 -0800 2008
Written like fiction, it follows the start of the spice trade between Euro...more...]]> 14139753 834827 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 4 1 false Thu Jan 31 03:33:30 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 03:34:35 -0800 2008 75359925 223821 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 5 0 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 07:06:32 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 07:14:31 -0700 2009
It offers a fascinating glimpse into the spice race of late 1500s and early 1600s, and how relatively few sailors seeking riches and glory set the course of history around the world.

Full of detail and pri...more...]]> 55577420 1657402 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 3 0 false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 11:14:37 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 13:13:51 -0700 2009
The first part of this book is engrossing, thrilling, and shocking as Milton describes the early attempts to find routes from Eu...more...]]> 49960454 558587 411469 0140292608 9780140292602 28 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174515153m/411469.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411469.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg_Or_the_True_and_Incredible_Adventures_of_the_Spice_Trader_Who_Changed_the_Course_of_History 3.54 4 0 false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:02:48 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:53:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 23476796 851219 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 5 0 false Sun Jun 01 19:02:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 19:12:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18315530 942357 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 1 0 false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 13:25:44 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 08:07:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 50762416 547821 983951 0340696753 9780340696750 10 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180005712m/983951.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/983951.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg_How_One_Man_s_Courage_Changed_the_Course_of_History 3.54 2 0 false Sat Mar 28 19:29:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 02:02:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 79264678 2413336 411469 0140292608 9780140292602 28 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174515153m/411469.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411469.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg_Or_the_True_and_Incredible_Adventures_of_the_Spice_Trader_Who_Changed_the_Course_of_History 3.54 4 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sat Nov 28 21:42:20 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 21:42:56 -0800 2009

This is an enjoyable book to read, easy to get into and hard to put down. I found the story of the Spice Trade to be quite interesting and that I suppose was a result of the hard work put in by the author. The story was fun, vibrant and quiet blood-thirsty and all over a little 'nu...more...]]> 69578608 596061 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 2 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 11:50:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 11:11:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42738825 1882957 1211536 0374219362 9780374219369 6 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181917938m/1211536.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1211536.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg_Or_the_True_and_Incredible_Adventures_of_the_Spice_Trader_Who_Changed_the_Course_of_History 3.54 3 0 false Sun Jan 11 18:57:34 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:00:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 23293970 86502 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 4 0 false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 07:18:36 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 07:24:15 -0700 2008 Strangely this historian comletely writes still from th...more...]]> 54565992 305220 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 4 0 false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 03:04:32 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 03:06:12 -0700 2009 1
The only flaw is, again, a lack of footnotes, so although the source material is listed at the end of the book, you often have no idea which source provided which quotes. Bad author.

Charity ...more...]]> 56879168 2334687 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 0 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu May 21 13:15:16 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 13:18:34 -0700 2009 65712093 2582985 29386 0340696761 9780340696767 182 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029001m/29386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg 3.54 1 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:50:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:57:12 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=29386