Tulipomania

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

About this book

A history of the tulip, from its origins in central Asia, to its place as the most coveted commodity in Europe; telling the story of the flower and some of the colorful characters whose lives were entwined with it.

Subjects

  • business
  • economic conditions
  • economic history
  • history
  • netherlands, economic conditions
  • netherlands, history
  • nonfiction
  • populariteit
  • tulip mania, 1634-1637
  • tulip mania, 17th century
  • tulips
  • tulpen
  • tulpenhandel