Salt: A World History
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0142001619
ISBN 13
9780142001615
Category
Non-fiction
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
496
Abstract
In 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 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.
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