Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Tulipomania
Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused | Mike Dash
10 posts | 4 read | 5 to read
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 to call it tulipomania. It was the first futures market in history, and like so many of the ones that would follow, it crashed spectacularly, plunging speculators and investors into economic ruin and despair. This is the history of the tulip, from its origins on the barren, windswept steppes of central Asia to its place of honor in the lush imperial gardens of Constantinople, to its starring moment as the most coveted--and beautiful--commodity in Europe. Historian Mike Dash vividly narrates the story of this amazing flower and the colorful cast of characters--Turkish sultans, Yugoslav soldiers, French botanists, and Dutch tavern keepers--who were centuries apart historically and worlds apart culturally, but who all had one thing in common: tulipomania. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

I have one chapter of the tagged book left. My pinky finger has been in utter agony since last week, and getting to the point I can‘t straighten it for pain, so my husband buddy-taped it to its neighbor. This disturbed Bunny immensely. So she sat her 52 lb fluffy butt in my lap on the kitchen floor. #dogsoflitsy #mymomma #notyourmomma

Crazeedi It's crazy how they know when we arent feeling good!!🐶❣ 5y
mrsmarch @Crazeedi She was like “Dad, what are you doin to my momma?” She was legit entering worried-protector mode. 5y
Crazeedi @mrsmarch I get it, my puppy and even my kitties are sensitive to my pain🐶😻 5y
Leftcoastzen Hope your finger is better soon! Cute pup! My four leggeds always act like nurses when I hurt. 5y
mrsmarch @Leftcoastzen My old lady dog, who passed away in 2017, quite literally nursed me back to functionality if not health when I had severe postpartum depression/anxiety. She perfected the bossy look and gentle but firm “boof” noise to get me moving. 5y
43 likes5 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

Mijn kleine meisje....Dramatic whether awake or asleep.

JacqMac 😂 Very cute. I have a drama queen, too. 5y
Erofan Cutie 😀😘 5y
IamIamIam 😂😂😂😂 5y
See All 6 Comments
AmyG Ha! 5y
rretzler 😜 5y
53 likes6 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

1. I made chicken nuggets and mustard sauce. 2. Tagged book. I don‘t know when I‘ll finish it, but it will probably be the next one I finish. 3. Probably 3 or 4. It‘s hard to read when you have two smalls and a puppy. But if I can read Tulipomania, my #lmpbc book, and at least one short cozy mystery, I‘ll be happy. #fridayfun

Samplergal Oh my. Two smalls and a pup! I don‘t think I read at all during that stage of my life. I‘m impressed. Enjoy your book and your weekend! 5y
mrsmarch @Samplergal I am currently lying awake in the toddler‘s bed because she is fussy and has a fever and I can‘t decide what to do about it. So I‘m going to read my latest installment of Les Mis on SerialReader! 🤷🏼‍♀️ Reading keeps me sane so I prioritize it! 5y
28 likes2 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

#literaryluck What could be more #magical than toddler timeout on a crappy rainy day while the kindergartener is home with her first serious cold? Please note the very irritated nanny-dog who was absolutely horrified to discover that timeout exists and two year olds must endure it (two minutes, cmon). Seriously though, I booked this special little angel her First Haircut at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. She‘ll appreciate me when she‘s older.

blank This is picture is so dramatic 😂😂 5y
sprainedbrain I love everything about this! 😂❤️ 5y
GypsyKat Too cute! 😂💖 5y
See All 9 Comments
vkois88 I feel this. So much... lol... mine won't sit still in time out, so we utilize the play pen. She's allowed to have her lovey and a book, but she still screams like a banshee. 5y
mrsmarch @vkois88 Clee is mostly upset that she has done something to upset me. She sits on a stair, behind the barrier, so even though I am RIGHTTHERE she feel separated. Clearly her Dog is allowed to be with her, I‘m not a monster. 5y
vkois88 Oooooh yes, the separation anxiety is reallllll... I go to the bathroom and she panics 5y
mrsmarch @vkois88 Babe is a total December Sagittarius. Both of my children are the EPITOME of their astro signs. Slow moving, emotional, watery crab; fiery, impulsive, affectionate archer. I ordered a book on parenting by sun signs and — oh lord. Spot on. 5y
vkois88 Lol I may need to look into one of those books... She is definitely a Leo to the core!!! I can use allll the help I can get 5y
44 likes9 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

#hellothursday Day late and dollar short edition —

1. My birthday is on Monday. I bought myself some expensive lipsticks.
2. I like how funny I can be! A very good, but subtle, sense of humor runs in my family.
3. I am pretty good at baking as long is it isn‘t a yeast recipe.
4. 🥐☕️💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ Croissant, coffee, and hearts for the breakfast crowd.

SailorMoon Happy birthday then 😉 I'm really into make-up, may I ask you what lipstick you bought? 💕 5y
mrsmarch @SailorMoon Bésame cosmetics. I‘ve heard nothing but good things about the brand & the product. I ordered 1935 (the year my great grandmother died, to do honor to a woman I wish had been able to live a full life) and One Bite from the Snow White collection. Plus violet brightening powder — I really have a blotchy red complexion. 5y
SailorMoon I've never heard of this brand! I'll look it up on the internet later today! Thx! 🤟🏻 5y
See All 7 Comments
mrsmarch @SailorMoon They recreate vintage colors. Quality and lasting product from what I hear. You only turn 35 once, so I figured why not? 5y
SailorMoon YOU MUST SPOIL YOURSELF ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! You did right!!!!!!!!! 😉 5y
wanderinglynn Happy early birthday! 🎉🎂🥳 Thanks for playing! 😘 5y
Mdargusch Yes! Treat yourself! 💄💋👄 5y
32 likes7 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

#literaryluck #selfiesunday Take 2...out in the weather between snowfalls with Snowboard Girl and the Scandinavian Maiden.

Cinfhen 💓💓💓💓💓 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
vkois88 Too cute! Hope you had fun ❤ 5y
52 likes3 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

#LiteraryLuck #SelfieSunday I look like a train wreck with my hair twisted up after the shower, but this morning all 3 of my best loves clambered in to a cuddle puddle with Mama at the bottom. Bunny looks skeptical because the baby is making funny noises. Take love where you can get it.

TheLibrarian What a beautiful photo/moment! (edited) 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love it!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
vkois88 So cute and fun!! 5y
40 likes3 comments
blurb
mrsmarch
post image

Less of a #TBRShelfie and more “holy cow what have you got to finish this week?!” shelfie. #LiteraryLuck Day 1 #BirthdayMonth #readyourgenes #lmpbc #round5 #groupQ 🍀🍀 🇳🇱 🍀🍀 #happystdavidsday #ishouldhavebeenreadingthewelshbook

vkois88 Lol I know that feeling! I have four hrs left in an audiobook due today, 19 in one I'm on a time crunch for, and a library book I've already renewed 🙊🙉🙈 5y
mrsmarch @vkois88 I‘m tearing through the audio of Hidden Figures this week, (luckily?) I‘ve spent a lot of time in the car. I‘m having major #lpmbc anxiety because I‘m afraid my markup on Three Bags Full won‘t live up to the hype. Only *I* could have book anxiety. 5y
vkois88 I totally get that. It's tough. 5y
42 likes3 comments
blurb
Laalaleighh
post image

My flowers have bloomed and they're beautiful.

✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨

(Also you can see books peeking through the leaves and petals so technically this counts as bookish, right?)

Books_Wine_Repeat Beautiful! 😍😍 7y
DivineDiana Right! 😉 7y
Zelma Gorgeous! 💕💐 7y
See All 9 Comments
susanw Tulips are my favourites! 7y
Laalaleighh @DivineDiana 😉 I thought so too!! 7y
Laalaleighh @susanw me too!' They're so beautiful and they have such a fascinating history! 7y
RadicalReader @Laalaleighh nothing better than wonderful Amazing flowers 7y
Laalaleighh @RadicalReader aw thank you' I loved them!! 🌷✨ 7y
43 likes9 comments
blurb
EricaCurtis11
post image

Pregame for New Years... cocktail ✅ bubble bath✅ sheet mask ✅ Tulipomania✅. #HappyNewYear

britt_brooke Perfect! 🥂 7y
Reviewsbylola Perfect way to ring in the new year. I am jealous! 7y
30 likes2 comments