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Spice and the Devil's Cave by Agnes Danforth Hewes; Lynd Ward is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Spice and the Devil's Cave about?
A story of the rivalry between Arab traders, the city-state of Venice, and of the struggling nation of Portugal to dominate the spice trade by finding a new sea route to India by going around the "Devil's Cave" -- the Cape of Good Hope. In Lisbon, the workshop of Abel Zakuto, a Jew, becomes the meeting place for Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Ferdinand Magellan to discuss their plans to find this sea route. How the Jews furthered the work of discovery plays a significant part in the story.
Who reads Spice and the Devil's Cave?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Agnes Danforth Hewes; Lynd Ward
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Published
- 1930
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394916620
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Young Adult, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.42 / 5 (21 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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