Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade / Edition 1

by Charles Corn

Overview

Exploring the mystique of the Spice Islands and the empires they created, every page of this book is filled with fascinating adventures and memorable details chronicling the rise of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Americans who found fortunes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901568362495
Publisher:	Kodansha International
Publication date:	04/28/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

CHARLES CORN is a native Georgian, Graduated from Washington and Lee University, and took a graduate degree in English from George Washington University. A former officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, he has worked as an editor at several New York and Boston publishing houses, including Dutton, where he served as editor in chief. The author of DISTANT ISLANDS, which Anne Lamott hailed as "beautiful, innocent, fascinating, and wonderfully written," and which Martin Cruz Smith called "a book to inspire your dreaming," Corn now devotes himself full time to writing. His work has appeared in the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and ISLANDS magazine, to name a few. He lives in San Francisco and is a frequent and recognized visitor to the Spice Islands.

What People are Saying About This

Washington Post Bookworld

"This is just the sort of book to appeal to fans of Patrick O’Brian’s novels, N.A.M. Rodger’s naval histories, or Alan Moorehead’s chronicles of exotic exploration."

Booklist

"For those for whom the Spice Islands conjure romantic visions of South Seas paradise, intrigue and piracy, this book will not be a letdown."

Bill Barich

"Charles Corn’s book is learned, colorful, and beautifully researched-a must for any history buff."
—author of BIG DREAMS

George Garrett

A book of pure delight, a story I hoped would never end.
—George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox

Editorial Reviews

…beautifully written, handsomely designed, qualities all too rare these days.

San Francisco Chronicle