{"product_id":"adventurers-9780300250725","title":"Adventurers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the groundwork for future British expansion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Howarth tells some hair-raising tales from the maiden voyage of the Company ship Peppercorn. . . . Packed with tales, as well as gruesome accounts of clashes between rival traders in the east.”—Dan Jones, \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eAdventurers \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading.”—Dan Jones, \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Adventurers] details the early years of what would become the world’s biggest corporation…By no means a defence of the empire, this dizzying work makes its emergence all the more remarkable.”—Daniel Brooks, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Howarth’s study [is] quite different from its rivals, and overflowing with surprises.”—William Dalrymple, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a book [Howarth] has wanted to write for 50 years. . . . The frequent exuberance of his prose echo[es] the voices of larger-than-life venturers and seafarers who fill his pages.”—Alan Mallinson, \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAdventurers\u003c\/i\u003e is an important counterpoint to received knowledge of Anglo-Indian history, and the foundations of what was perhaps the world’s first and most controversial corporation.”—Lubaaba Al-Azami, \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there might be a further volume. . . . Perhaps Howarth, like those first Adventurers, will have the right amount of intrepid bravery and insanity to attempt it.”—Debbie Kilroy, \u003ci\u003eGet History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Howarth’s book is a joy of revelation, page by page… beautifully written” —Robert Lyman, \u003ci\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The history of the East India Company is so often read backwards. This wonderfully well-written book restores its early development to its true context—it is, like cold water in a desert, the picture for which we’ve gasped.”—James Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eMerchant Adventurers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating and authoritative. David Howarth weaves a rich and rewarding tapestry of the uncertain, often chaotic development of the company, moving with style from London to Southeast Asia, and amassing a colourful cast list of princes, merchants and politicians. \u003ci\u003eAdventurers\u003c\/i\u003e will become the standard book on the subject, and deservedly so.”—Jerry Brotton, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Orient Isle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Howarth’s keen eye for intrigue weaves together a tale of commercial competition and imperial ambition that carries us from the Tudor court to the coasts of Japan. \u003ci\u003eAdventurers\u003c\/i\u003e is a quick-paced romp through the chaotic early history of Britain’s most infamous corporation.”—Edmond Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eMerchants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371667202391,"sku":"9780300250725","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300250725.jpg?v=1730154127","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/adventurers-9780300250725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}