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484 pages • first pub 2002 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802713735
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Walker & Company
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy expansive, interconnected narratives that weave together the often overlooked roles of everyday elements in shaping human events and cultural evolution.
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From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the WorldIn his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped ci...
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484 pages • first pub 2002 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802713735
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Walker & Company
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy expansive, interconnected narratives that weave together the often overlooked roles of everyday elements in shaping human events and cultural evolution.
Description
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the WorldIn his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped ci...