Back to CatalogueHISTORY · FIRST PUBLISHED 2002SaltA World Historyby Mark Kurlansky6/ 106 out of 10·1 rating · 5 shelved · 4 read on IBDBSign in to shelveSign in to reviewTrack it as Want, Reading, or Read.For use in schools and libraries only. 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.DetailsPages484PublisherWalker and CompanyISBN9781417675166LanguageEnglishSubjectsWorldNatureRocks & MineralsScienceChemistryInorganic
Salt: A World History reviewed by @ivor_stack6/ 106 out of 10Six. One idea, walked an extremely long way. Something like 40% of it is digression, and I was retaining maybe half of what I read, which for me is unusual and not the book's fault entirely.@ivor_stack