Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Tulip Mania Series. With questions like, How many flowers does the Netherlands actually produce? Just how expensive was that mirror trick with the tulips? And are broken tulips still a thing? We sure haven't seen one! --- Recommended Reading --- Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age by Anne Godgar. Tulipomania: The Story of the World’s Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused by Mike Dash Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay. The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Goldden Age by Simon Schama