Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 - Non Fiction IslandFood Riordan’s breakout title

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Riordan threads prophecy

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Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 - Non Fiction IslandFood Riordan’s breakout titleTitle: Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550 1650 Overview: From the bustling markets of Tudor England to the first tentative forays into Indian Ocean trade, Adventurers traces how a handful of ambitious merchants transformed risk into empire building. Spanning 15501650, the book reveals the roots of the East India Company's astonishing ascent, beginning with small scale ventures, new forms of investment, and the lure of