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Title: Good Topic, Bad Writing
Review: I have been left completely unfulfilled. I wanted to learn about the Tulipomania and the ensuing chaos, but all I got was a poorly written collection of hyperbole, conjecture, and unorganized thought. The author clearly disagrees with himself in different parts of the story (when he discusses the fall of the trade he mentions the demise as being both instantaneous, and not happening immediately), and seems as if he read a few historical documents and then pieces together the story on his own. He spends too much time on insignificant examples or individual tulip purchases (they are not used as supporting information, but used to drive the story), and seems to impress himself with his ability to convert Guilders into Stuivers. I was REALLY disappointed with this work, and could not recommend it to anyone.
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