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Salt: A World History
by: Mark Kurlansky

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 553.63209
EAN: 9780142001615
ISBN: 0142001619
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 498
Publication Date: January 28, 2003
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date: January 28, 2003
Sales Rank: 3914
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World, here turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Kurlansky's kaleidoscopic history is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.

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- A superb history of an essential commodity
Salt comes from the only family of rocks eaten by humans. Chloride is essentisal for digestion and respiration. Sodium, which the body, we learn, cannot manufacture, is necessary for the body to to transport nutrients and move muscles, such as the heart.

Mark Kurlansky has written the definitive history of salt, laden with recipes, many of which are repulsive to the modern American taste, but were once a staple part of the diet.

Salt is essential to human and animal life. Wrs hsve been fought over salt and the loss of the British Empire began with a protest over the tax on salt.

That Kurlansky can make the history of what is now a common commodity fascinating over 452 pages is a credit to his skill. Every page brings to light new facts for the reader and where discovery lacks, Kurlansky plunks in a recipe. Overall, "Salt: A World History" should be required reading for ... Read More

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- Salt
A very interesting and in depth review of the "World of Salt" as only Mark Kurlansky can depict.....

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- Good Read
A fascinating book that's a quick read. Some of the historical assertions seem a bit of a stretch to me,(the American and French Revolutions fought over salt?)but I'm not an historian, and the book makes good arguments for its case. I have totally enjoyed it and have bought 2 more copies for gifts to foodie friends.

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- Pleasurable read about historys most important mineral
I am a geologist and this book was a great pleasure to read. Salt aka Halite is a important mineral to a geologist. This was a fun book to see how important is is to history.

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