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MPN
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ISBN
060980765X
Book Title
Tulipomania : the Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
Item Length
8 in
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year
2001
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Mike Dash
Features
Reprint
Genre
Gardening, Business & Economics, History
Topic
Economic History, Europe / Western, Economic Conditions, Flowers / Bulbs, Investments & Securities / General
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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A vivid narration of the history of the tulip, from its origins on the barren, windswept steppes of central Asia to its place of honor in the lush imperial gardens of Constantinople, to its starring moment as the most coveted--and beautiful--commodity in Europe. 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 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. For almost a year rare bulbs changed hands for incredible and ever-increasing sums, until single flowers were being sold for more than the cost of a house. Historians would come to call it tulipomania. It was the first futures market in history, and like so many of the ones that would follow, it crashed spectacularly, plunging speculators and investors into economic ruin and despair. This colorful cast of characters includes Turkish sultans, Yugoslav soldiers, French botanists, and Dutch tavern keepers--all centuries apart historically and worlds apart culturally, but with one thing in common: tulipomania.

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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
060980765x
ISBN-13
9780609807651
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038732409

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Book Title
Tulipomania : the Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
Author
Mike Dash
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Economic History, Europe / Western, Economic Conditions, Flowers / Bulbs, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Gardening, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

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Trade
Lc Classification Number
Dh186.5
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
"A marvelous parable of greed, skullduggery, opulence, extravagance, and retribution." --Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Enigma "Irresistible." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "A delightful read." -- Wall Street Journal, "A marvelous parable of greed, skullduggery, opulence, extravagance, and retribution." --Simon Singh, author ofFermat's Enigma "Irresistible." --Philadelphia Inquirer "A delightful read." --Wall Street Journal
Lccn
99-039186
Dewey Decimal
949.2/03
Dewey Edition
21

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