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361-A Fight Over Nutmeg
In 1616, British officer Nathaniel Courthope was sent to a tiny island in the East Indies to contest a Dutch monopoly on nutmeg. He and his men would spend four years battling sickness, starvation, and enemy attacks to d...
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361-A Fight Over Nutmeg is an episode from Futility Closet by Greg Ross. In 1616, British officer Nathaniel Courthope was sent to a tiny island in the East Indies to contest a Dutch monopoly on nutmeg. He and his men would spend four years...
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Published Oct 18, 2021, 29:30 long, audio available.
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