Moggach, Deborah "Tulip Fever" - 1999
Amsterdam, 1630. Wealthy merchants. Famous painters. Love and Betrayal.
Rise and Fall. A lot of subjects in a book that really has only one
major topic: Tulips and what it meant to the people of the 17th century
in Holland and Flanders. Some bulbs would yield the price of a house in
the most expensive quarter of Amsterdam.
One of the novels most book club members really loved, it is very
interesting both from the historic point of view as well as the story
itself.
We discussed this in our international book club in November 2007.
Pavord, Anna "The Tulip" - 2004
A good addition to "Tulip Fever". The tale of this flower that is known to us as "THE"
Dutch flower today but has a long history and a long way to get there. It
was brought to Europe via Turkey from a lot further East, its exact
origin is still not known. Beautiful illustrations which make the book even more special.
Dash, Mike "Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused" - 2000
A very interesting additional read
to what was really going on. A fascination story with a lot
of extra information about the craze about Tulips in the 17th century. It almost reads like a crime story.
Read my original reviews here: Tulip Fever, here: The Tulip and here: Tulipomania
I've only read about this in passing but it seems VERY bizarre! I understand people were borrowing huge amounts of money everyone knew they couldn't pay back in order to buy what were (in reality) almost worthless things. Once the bubble burst a few people made a great deal of money but, as usual a LOT of people lost everything. Very similar to the Crash of 1929 it seems!
ReplyDeleteYou understood that very well, Kitten. This is exactly what happened. And it was the first stock market crash that ever existed. Highly interesting reading.
DeleteAll of these sound good to me!
ReplyDeleteThey are all good, Lark, and because I read them together after we read the first one in the book club, I thought I need to mention them together again.
DeleteTulips are one of my favorite flowers and something that made me so happy in Amsterdam!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine, Sarah. And with your love for non-fiction books, you might enjoy the second and third ones, they give so much information about tulips and their history.
DeleteI've never heard of any of these, but I am definitely interested in the first one. Love the cover too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these, definitely worth looking into!
Elza Reads
It's a highly interesting subject, Mareli. As you know, we lived in the Netherlands but it's also fascinating for anyone not connected to the country. Enjoy.
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