Salt : a world history / Mark Kurlansky.

Description:
1 online resource (x, 484 pages) : illustrations, maps
Publisher:
New York :
Penguin Books,
2003.
Electronic resources
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- ISBN: 9780698139152 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0698139151 (electronic bk.)
Bibliography, etc.: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-465) and index. |
Contents: | A discourse on salt, cadavers, and pungent sources. A mandate of salt -- Fish, fowl, and pharaohs -- ... Read More |
Summary: | Explores the role of salt in shaping history, discussing how one of the world's most sought-after ... Read More |
Source of Description: | Print version record. |
Subject: |
Salt.
Salt > History. Salt industry and trade > History. |
Genre: |
Electronic books. History. |
Citation:
Kurlansky, Mark.
"Salt : a world history."
New York :
Penguin Books,
2003.