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Nathaniel's Nutmeg
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
A beautifully told adventure story and a fascinating depiction of exploration in the 17th century, Nathaniel's Nutmeg sheds a remarkable light on history.
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- Ann
- 27-07-24
Good narrative. History.
An excellent story of both heroic and dastardly by the English and the Dutch. Remembering forgotten people,who deserve recognition. A darkly funny tale in parts, but also tragic
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-16
A Brilliant and Unknown Story in History that shaped today's world as we know it.
A Brilliant and Unknown Story in History that shaped today's world as we know it.
Most likely from limited documentation this story is pieced together for our complete benefit to know the hardships ,brutality and quest for the future that has gone before.
This book should also be a school read .
Thoroughly enjoyable 😀
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- Stewart Collingswood
- 16-01-20
Great book - Audio version misses some of the best bits
I read the paperback version of this a few years ago. It was captivating and a real insight. I couldn’t put the book down. The Audible version is very good but misses many of the real highlights such as The Dutch torture techniques, the trade with native Americans on Manhattan and the seedy goings on in various ports. That aside still enjoyable but buy the paperback
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- Mr A Duxfield
- 12-10-22
Heavily abridged
There is no mention of it in the blurb, but this is a heavily abridged version of the book.
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- K. Rumph
- 10-03-16
Dull and uninformative, casually racist
Having just read the magisterial Silk Roads I was expecting a lighter but informative tale of an interesting bit of economic and regional history, perhaps like 'Longitude'. The spice race is a good topic but despite a lively narrator the text is pedestrian and unimaginative.
Effectively a list of voyages and cargoes, despite using much source material the author was unable to either entertain or inform. Many opportunities to examine the economic history were missed.
Dutch colonial history no doubt deserves criticism but the jingoistic tone of plucky Brits and evil Hollanders is so partial that I couldn't take it seriously. Meanwhile the 'natives' are casually sidelined as colourful background: no attempt to examine - casual racism.
Very disappointed
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- nine8nine
- 22-10-20
Unconscionably abridged
How has Giles Milton been coerced into releasing this mangled summary of one of his most well-regarded narrative popular histories? Should be much longer and more detailed as the book was.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-07-22
Shockingly abridged
If I’d looked that it had been SO massively abridged I wouldn’t have bought it. I’ve read the book and shall do so again.
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- derek
- 10-12-20
abridged too far
too much detail missed from original, very disappointed. why bother with an abridged version? needs more thought
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-08-24
This is an abridged version
This is an abridged version, so leaves out a lot of the details, which makes the book so interesting. Have now bought the hardback instead.
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