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Tulipomania : The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused - Mike Dash

Tulipomania

The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused

By: Mike Dash

Paperback | 15 April 2010 | Edition Number 1

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''A fascinating exploration of human greed and self-delusion and also a tribute to our ageless search for beauty'' DEBORAH MOGGACH.

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 tulip bulbs changed hands for sums that would have bought a house in Amsterdam: a single bulb could sell for more than £300,000 at today''s prices. Fortunes were made overnight, but then lost when, within a year, the market collapsed.

Mike Dash recreates this bizarre episode in European history, separating myth from reality. He traces the hysterical boom and devastating bust, bringing to life a colourful cast of characters, and beautifully evoking Holland''s Golden Age.

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'A marvellous parable of greed, skulduggery, opulence, extravagance and retribution.' - Simon Singh.

'[Dash] has the storyteller's knack of making his readers feel present in the sweaty, smoke-filled taverns of Haarlem...a shining tribute to this extraordinary flower.' - TLS.

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