Perfect Red Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

Name: Perfect Red Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
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ISBN: 9780060522766

ISBN-10: 0060522763

ISBN-13: 9780060522766

Edition: N/A

Authors: Amy Butler Greenfield, Amy B. Greenfield

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In the sixteenth century, one of the world's most precious commodities was cochineal, a legendary red dye treasured by the ancient Mexicans and sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune. As the English, French, Dutch, and other Europeans joined the chase for cochineal -- a chase that lasted for more than three centuries -- a tale of pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies unfolds. A Perfect Red evokes with style and verve this history of a grand obsession,…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English