Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash

Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny

Mike Dash

512 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative fast-paced

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In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol of the world’s richest and most powerful monopo...

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dark 92%
adventurous 76%
informative 69%
tense 61%
sad 30%
challenging 15%
mysterious 15%
emotional 7%
reflective 7%

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slow 30%
fast 15%

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