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The Story of Salt

Mark Kurlansky, S.D. Schindler

List price £6.99
Product Details
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780147511669
Published:
01 Feb 2015
Publisher:
Penguin
Dimensions:
48 pages - 229 x 279 x 5mm

Based on Mark Kurlansky's critically acclaimed bestseller Salt: A World History, this handsome picture book explores every aspect of salt: The many ways it's gathered from the earth and sea; how ancient emperors in China, Egypt, and Rome used it to keep their subjects happy; Why salt was key to the Age of Exploration; what salt meant to the American Revolution; And even how the search for salt eventually led to oil. Along the way, you'll meet a Celtic miner frozen in salt, learn how to make ketchup, and even experience salt's finest hour: Gandhi's famous Salt March.

From the team that created The Cod's Tale comes the fascinating history of salt, which has been the object of wars and revolutions and is vital for life.

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