The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade by Charles Corn

The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade

Charles Corn

368 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Clothed in mystery and lost in uncharted seas, the Spice Islands of the early sixteenth century tantalized European imagination to the point of obsession. As the only place on Earth where grew the "holy trinity" of spices-cloves, nutmeg, and mace-...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...