Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash

Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny

Mike Dash

512 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative fast-paced
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In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol of the world’s richest and most powerful monopo...

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dark 93%
informative 80%
adventurous 58%
tense 45%
sad 29%
challenging 19%
reflective 19%
mysterious 12%
emotional 3%

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slow 31%
fast 9%

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