# Tulipomania

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- Authors: [Mike Dash](https://www.bookquiver.com/mike-dash)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2010-04-15

## Description

'A fascinating exploration of human greed and self-delusion and also a tribute to our ageless search for beauty' DEBORAH MOGGACH. In 1630s' Holland thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants to the lowest street traders, were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was not oil or gold, but the tulip, a delicate and exotic bloom that had just arrived from the east. Over three years, rare tulip bulbs changed hands for sums that would have bought a house in Amsterdam: a single bulb could sell for more than £300,000 at today's prices. Fortunes were made overnight, but then lost when, within a year, the market collapsed. Mike Dash recreates this bizarre episode in European history, separating myth from reality. He traces the hysterical boom and devastating bust, bringing to life a colourful cast of characters, and beautifully evoking Holland's Golden Age.

## Editions

### Tulipomania

- Publisher: w_n
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8022-057-4
- Published: 2011-05-12
- Language: en_GB

### Tulipomania

- Publisher: w_n
- ISBN: 978-07-5382-799-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2010-04-15
- Language: en_GB

### Tulipomania

- Publisher: crown
- ISBN: 978-06-0980-765-1
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2001-01-30
- Language: en_US