· Lord of Formosa tells the intertwined stories of Koxinga and the Dutch colony from their beginnings to their fateful climax in The year before, as Ming China collapsed in the face of the Manchu conquest, Koxinga retreated across the Taiwan Strait intent on expelling the Dutch. Thus began a nine-month battle for Fort Zeelandia, the single most compelling episode in the history of bltadwin.ru Count: 3. Lord of Formosa begins in and relays the sweeping saga of a boy born in the same year in Nagasaki, Japan at the same time as the Dutch were creating a trading settlement in southwestern Taiwan. The Dutch become the first European colonists to settle on Taiwan. One man is destined to bring it all to an end/5(36). Read reviews and buy Lord of Formosa - by Joyce Bergvelt (Paperback) at Target. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more.
Lord of Formosa. By Joyce Bergvelt Why this book? Recounting Taiwan's single most gripping historical episode, Ming loyalist warlord Koxinga and his fight with Dutch forces in southwestern Taiwan, Lord of Formosa sticks close to the known facts. Koxinga's life intertwines perfectly with that of the Dutch presence on the island. Hello, Sign in. Account Lists Account Returns Orders. Cart. Joyce Bergvelt's Lord of Formosa delves into Koxinga's life, the 38 years of Dutch colonization, and their nine-month battle for Fort Zeelandia. Her book is a masterful work, creating a sympathetic and deeply human portrait of Koxinga, whose legacy has, until now, largely been written by his enemies.
It doesn't seem quite right to give this novel only three stars as Joyce Bergvelt tells a fascinating story, relating the little known events that led up to the Ming loyalist/pirate Koxinga removing the Dutch colonists from the island of Formosa (Taiwan) in the 17th Century. Joyce Bergvelt, an expert on the period, uses only a smattering of creative licence to bring to life the characters of Koxinga and his opponent, Frederic Coyett, Dutch Governor of Formosa (though he was in fact Swedish!). Lord of Formosa tells the intertwined stories of Koxinga and the Dutch colony from their beginnings to their fateful climax in The year before, as Ming China collapsed in the face of the Manchu conquest, Koxinga retreated across the Taiwan Strait intent on expelling the Dutch. Thus began a nine-month battle for Fort Zeelandia, the single most compelling episode in the history of Taiwan. Joyce Bergvelt’s Lord of Formosa delves into Koxinga’s life, the 38 years of Dutch colonization, and their nine-month battle for Fort Zeelandia. Her book is a masterful work, creating a sympathetic and deeply human portrait of Koxinga, whose legacy has, until now, largely been written by his enemies.
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