Didactylos reviewed Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton
Review of "Nathaniel's Nutmeg" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Up to this book I'd a;ways reckoned the Dutch to be a nice bunch who we got on well with. Well this was a bit of a revelation. Amazing slice of history I knew nothing about.
Staggering fortunes to be made, but also the usual ineptitude and the cheapness of lives - crewing a ship with 3+ times the number so that hopefully some would survive to bring it home?
