Tulipomania

Tulipomania reads like a novel at times! I learned so much like the tulip is not native to the Netherlands despite that being one of the things the country is known for today.

Mostly a build-up of what led to the Tulip Mania as there aren’t many sources about what/how it came to be or played out. We do get some examples from the sources that are available like some anecdotal stories. As we learn the history shortly before the mania, such as the war with Spain and the bubonic plague, the author and historians can speculate what led to the mania and created the “perfect storm” for it to take place.

Some of the chapters could be a bit long but overall I enjoyed it, and it’ll most likely be a favorite history book of mine!