A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire - Amy Butler Greenfield - Google Books

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A Perfect Red recounts the colorful 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…