Tulipomania

the story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused

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Mike Dash: Tulipomania (1999, Victor Gollancz)

298 pages

English language

Published Aug. 28, 1999 by Victor Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-06723-3
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5 stars

I love the insane history of the Tulpomania in 17th century Holland.
I reread this book this year as I wanted to see if there where any real parallels with the Bitcoin craze nowadays. All the media tout that there is, but I found very little comparison.

Although in both cases people are blinded by greed and easy money, the circumstances and severity seems to be a lot different. Back then, the people didn't understand markets and they went all in. Right now, I believe most people understand that Crypto is super risky and understand that they should be a bit careful.

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Subjects

  • Tulip Mania, 1634-1637
  • Netherlands -- History -- 17th century
  • Netherlands -- Economic conditions -- 17th century