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Explore the Borderlands... * The charred remains of Helen Conway, whose body "exploded." Was this a case of spontaneous combustion? ...
In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens from every walk of life were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The object of this unprecedented speculation was the tulip, a delicate and exotic Eastern import that had bewitched horticulturists, noblemen, and tavern owners alike. For almost a year rare bulbs changed hands for incredible and ever-increasing sums, until single flowers were being sold for more than the cost of a house. Historians would come...
In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutc...
Sie verhexte Kaiser und Knige, trieb reiche Kaufleute in den Ruin und vereinte ehrbare Brger, Hndler und Halunken in gemeinsamer Obsession: die Tulpe, eine grtnerische Novitt aus dem Orient, die vor allem in den Niederlanden groen Anklang fand. Hier entspann sich bald ein intensiver Tulpenhandel und die Blume wurde zum Anlage- und Prestigeobjekt Nummer eins. Doch als 1637 pltzlich die Preise in den Keller fielen, folgte ein wirtschaftliches Desaster von ungeahntem Ausma, das zum ersten Brsenkrach in der Geschichte fhrte ...
Sie verhexte Kaiser und Knige, trieb reiche Kaufleute in den Ruin und vereinte ehrbare Brger, Hndler und Halunken in gemeinsamer Obsession: die Tulpe,...