Salt: A World History
Price
$43.10
Publisher
New Millenium Audio
Publication Date
Unabridged edition (January 1, 2002
ISBN-13
978-1590072462
Dimensions
5 x 3 x 5.75 inches
Weight
1.05 pounds
Description
From the Label 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.
Features & Highlights
- 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.
