Tulip: The Story Of A Flower That Has Made Men Mad

Synopsis

This marvelous book tells the true story of a flower that has made men mad. Greed, desire, anguish, devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon today. No other flower has ever carried so much cultural baggage; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms & busts, plots