Tulipomania

This chronicle of the yearlong tulip frenzy that overwhelmed Holland in the early 17th century explores one of history's most astonishing events, when the value of tulip bulbs increased to astronomical heights and then, nearly as rapidly, fell, leading to a crash in which thousands of speculators faced financial ruin. Dash's book takes a penetrating look at Dutch society during that crazed year, when a single tulip bulb was equal in price to four oxen, an oak bed, or a small ship. It also provides a fascinating history of the tulip before and after its period of disastrous popularity. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.