The year is 1556. A young Venetian by the name of Michele Antonio de Donato arrives in Portugal seeking a ship and a crew bound for the Spice Islands. His mission is to return with a cargo of spices that would reverse his family's decline from a once prosperous merchant family, a decline brought about two generations earlier by the Portuguese discovery of the sea-route to the East. After much hardship and death, his ship and crew finally arrive in the Banda Sea, the source of much of the world's spices. However, they found instead much more than they bargained for.
ThriftBooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on US orders over $15. ThriftBooks.com. Read more. Spend less.