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  Salt: A World History (Paperback) By (author) Mark Kurlansky

  

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  Short Description for SaltThe bestselling author of "Cod" and "The Basque History" turns his attention to salt, a common household item with a long and intriguing history. In this multilayered masterpiece, Kurlansky explains how salt provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Published: 28 January 2003
  • Format: Paperback 498 pages
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  • Categories: General & World History | Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
  • ISBN 13: 9780142001615 ISBN 10: 0142001619
  • Sales rank: 22,577

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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.