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Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History Mark Kurlansky ebook
Format: epub
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ISBN: 0802779441, 9780802779441

The age of discovery by the pepper you put in a pepper grinder is the main focus of Shaffer's book, which is being marketed as something of a companion piece to Mark Kurlansky's popular 2002 work Salt: A World History. Sure, Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky came out nearly a decade ago, but I've been busy. When I returned to the office after my extended stay in Berkeley, I discovered that someone left a copy of Mark Kurlansky's book Salt: A World History on my desk. Genre: Non-Fiction, Microhistory. Pedantic musings on food float my boat. Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without salt? In theory, Salt: A World History is everything I want in a book. We use it at the table but Kurlansky explaines in his fascinating biography of the mineral the many impacts this product has had on our civilization. If that wasn't enough, the cover features a quote from Anthony Bourdain. So do historic discourses on obscure topics. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky (2002).