Nathaniel's nutmeg : how one man's courage changed the course of history
Milton, Giles1999
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The island that became Maluka was fought over in the early 17th century by the British and the Dutch, because of the nutmeg there. Nathaniel Courthope and a band of 30 men defended the island successfully against a force 100 times greater.
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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.
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xi, 388p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-378) and index.
ISBN:
9780340696750 (hbk)
Dewey class:
380.14383
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English
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BRN:
73714
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