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- ISBN: 9780676972689
- Condition: New
- Hard cover
- Language: English
- Pages: 496
- Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 496 p.
- From the award-winning and bestselling author of "Cod" comes the dramatic, human story of a simple substance, an element almost as vital as water, that has created fortunes, provoked revolutions, directed economies and enlivened our recipes.
Salt is common, easy to obtain and inexpensive. It is the stuff of kitchens and cooking. Yet trade routes were established, alliances built and empires secured all for something that filled the oceans, bubbled up from springs, formed crusts in lake beds, and thickly veined a large part of the Earth s rock fairly close to the surface. From pre-history until just a century ago when the mysteries of salt were revealed by modern chemistry and geology no one knew that salt was virtually everywhere. Accordingly, it was one of the most sought-after commodities in human history. Even today, salt is a major industry. Canada, Kurlansky tells us, is the world s sixth largest salt producer, with salt works in Ontario playing a major role in satisfying the Americans insatiable demand.
As he did in his highly acclaimed "Cod," Mark Kurlansky once again illuminates the big picture by focusing on one seemingly modest detail. In the process, the world is revealed as never before."
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- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreHistory, Travel & Nature
- Pages496
- EditionFirst Edition
- PublisherKnopf Canada
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Salt is common, easy to obtain and inexpensive. It is the stuff of kitchens and cooking. Yet trade routes were established, alliances built and empires secured all for something that filled the oceans, bubbled up from springs, formed crusts in lake beds, and thickly veined a large part of the Earth s rock fairly close to the surface. From pre-history until just a century ago when the mysteries of salt were revealed by modern chemistry and geology no one knew that salt was virtually everywhere. Accordingly, it was one of the most sought-after commodities in human history. Even today, salt is a major industry. Canada, Kurlansky tells us, is the world s sixth largest salt producer, with salt works in Ontario playing a major role in satisfying the Americans insatiable demand.
As he did in his highly acclaimed "Cod," Mark Kurlansky once again illuminates the big picture by focusing on one seemingly modest detail. In the process, the world is revealed as never before."
- ISBN: 9780676972689
- Condition: New
- Hard cover
- Language: English
- Pages: 496
- Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 496 p.
- From the award-winning and bestselling author of "Cod" comes the dramatic, human story of a simple substance, an element almost as vital as water, that has created fortunes, provoked revolutions, directed economies and enlivened our recipes.
Salt is common, easy to obtain and inexpensive. It is the stuff of kitchens and cooking. Yet trade routes were established, alliances built and empires secured all for something that filled the oceans, bubbled up from springs, formed crusts in lake beds, and thickly veined a large part of the Earth s rock fairly close to the surface. From pre-history until just a century ago when the mysteries of salt were revealed by modern chemistry and geology no one knew that salt was virtually everywhere. Accordingly, it was one of the most sought-after commodities in human history. Even today, salt is a major industry. Canada, Kurlansky tells us, is the world s sixth largest salt producer, with salt works in Ontario playing a major role in satisfying the Americans insatiable demand.
As he did in his highly acclaimed "Cod," Mark Kurlansky once again illuminates the big picture by focusing on one seemingly modest detail. In the process, the world is revealed as never before."
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Product image for illustration purposes only. The item you receive may vary from the image in minor ways, such as slight differences in appearance, color, and/or design. *Exceptions apply during holiday season, and on certain electronics, collectibles, and jewelry.
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