3.8
Salt: A World History (English and Portuguese Edition)
Product Description
A history of salt notes its role as currency, in the establishment of trade routes and cities, and as an agenda of war, noting key figures who played major parts in its manufacture and distribution. Read by Scott Brick.
From the Publisher
This definitive audiobook about salt will take you through the history and importance of salt as not only our only edible rock, but as a currency, a necessary mineral, a preservative, a curative, and a huge part of our vocabulary. Salt has had an important part in our history and this audiobook is an amusing and informative narrative. Mark Kurlansky traveled the world to study salt and its critical importance to civilization. This fun read is enlightening and thoroughly enjoyable at the same time.
About the Author
Mark Kurlansky worked in New York and New England as a chef and pastry maker. He writes about food history for Food and Wine magazine, and is also the author of several fiction works. He is the recipient of many awards from food and literary critics for Salt: A World History, Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, and The Basque History of the World, all available on New Millennium audio.
A history of salt notes its role as currency, in the establishment of trade routes and cities, and as an agenda of war, noting key figures who played major parts in its manufacture and distribution. Read by Scott Brick.
From the Publisher
This definitive audiobook about salt will take you through the history and importance of salt as not only our only edible rock, but as a currency, a necessary mineral, a preservative, a curative, and a huge part of our vocabulary. Salt has had an important part in our history and this audiobook is an amusing and informative narrative. Mark Kurlansky traveled the world to study salt and its critical importance to civilization. This fun read is enlightening and thoroughly enjoyable at the same time.
About the Author
Mark Kurlansky worked in New York and New England as a chef and pastry maker. He writes about food history for Food and Wine magazine, and is also the author of several fiction works. He is the recipient of many awards from food and literary critics for Salt: A World History, Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, and The Basque History of the World, all available on New Millennium audio.
SaltNatureAudiobooksAbridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense ThrillerUnabridged Audio - HistoryWorld - General
RELEASED2002
PUBLISHERNew Millenium Audio
LENGTH14
LANGUAGEEN
Mark Kurlansky is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He has written a number of books of fiction and non-fiction. - Wikipedia
3.8
Salt: A World History (English and Portuguese Edition)
Product Description
A history of salt notes its role as currency, in the establishment of trade routes and cities, and as an agenda of war, noting key figures who played major parts in its manufacture and distribution. Read by Scott Brick.
From the Publisher
This definitive audiobook about salt will take you through the history and importance of salt as not only our only edible rock, but as a currency, a necessary mineral, a preservative, a curative, and a huge part of our vocabulary. Salt has had an important part in our history and this audiobook is an amusing and informative narrative. Mark Kurlansky traveled the world to study salt and its critical importance to civilization. This fun read is enlightening and thoroughly enjoyable at the same time.
About the Author
Mark Kurlansky worked in New York and New England as a chef and pastry maker. He writes about food history for Food and Wine magazine, and is also the author of several fiction works. He is the recipient of many awards from food and literary critics for Salt: A World History, Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, and The Basque History of the World, all available on New Millennium audio.
A history of salt notes its role as currency, in the establishment of trade routes and cities, and as an agenda of war, noting key figures who played major parts in its manufacture and distribution. Read by Scott Brick.
From the Publisher
This definitive audiobook about salt will take you through the history and importance of salt as not only our only edible rock, but as a currency, a necessary mineral, a preservative, a curative, and a huge part of our vocabulary. Salt has had an important part in our history and this audiobook is an amusing and informative narrative. Mark Kurlansky traveled the world to study salt and its critical importance to civilization. This fun read is enlightening and thoroughly enjoyable at the same time.
About the Author
Mark Kurlansky worked in New York and New England as a chef and pastry maker. He writes about food history for Food and Wine magazine, and is also the author of several fiction works. He is the recipient of many awards from food and literary critics for Salt: A World History, Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, and The Basque History of the World, all available on New Millennium audio.
SaltNatureAudiobooksAbridged Audio - Fiction/Suspense ThrillerUnabridged Audio - HistoryWorld - GeneralAudio Adult: Books On TapeRocks & Minerals
RELEASED2002
PUBLISHERNew Millenium Audio
LENGTH14
LANGUAGEEN
Mark Kurlansky is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He has written a number of books of fiction and non-fiction. - Wikipedia
