Books by Stephen R. Bown
language
English
review 1: A very easy read about the life of Roald Amundsen. I didn't really know much about Amundsen before reading this biography, apart from his race to the pole with Scott, so I didn't really know what to expect. It came as a big shock to see how Amundsen's achievements were brushed un...
language
English
review 1: In this somewhat brief overview of mercantilism during the 17th,18th and 19th centuries Brown focuses in on the six leading figures of the six most dominant merchant companies of this period. He tells the story of Jan Coen of the Dutch East India Company, Pieter Stuyvesant and th...