Salt: A World History Contributor(s): Kurlansky, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142001619 ISBN-13: 9780142001615 Publisher: Penguin Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2003 Annotation: The 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Civilization - Nature | Rocks & Minerals |
Dewey: 553.632 |
LCCN: 2004270006 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 1260(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" L (0.75 lbs) 496 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: New York Times 02/02/2003 pg. 24 Entertainment Weekly 03/20/2015 pg. 105 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 109029 Reading Level: 9.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World 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. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece. |
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