Tulip mania - 1630's Holland goes wild

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English - July 04, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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In the Dutch Republic of the 1630's trading in tulips went mad with bulbs and even parts of a bulb changing hands for astronomical prices. Historian Mike Dash traces the extraordinary story from its beginnings centuries before up to and beyond the inevitable crash. I can't recommend Mike and his books enough. Hard core history and a fantastically accessible reading style. His book Tulipomania is an absolute pleasure.