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A Perfect Red : Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire epub

A Perfect Red : Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire epub

A Perfect Red : Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire. Amy Butler Greenfield

A Perfect Red : Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire
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Author: Amy Butler Greenfield
Number of Pages: 432 pages
Published Date: 06 Jun 2006
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780552771283
Download Link: A Perfect Red Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire
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"A Perfect Red" recounts the colourful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. 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. Desperate to find their own sources of the elusive dye, the English, the French, the Dutch, and other Europeans tried to crack the enigma of cochineal. Did it come from a worm, a berry, a seed? Could it be stolen from Mexico and transplanted to their own colonies? Pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies - all joined the chase for cochineal, a chase that lasted for more than three centuries. "A Perfect Red" tells their stories - true-life tales of mystery, empire, and adventure, in pursuit of the most desirable colour on earth.

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