How ‘Salt’ played a crucial role in the world history
East or West, the Salt played a crucial role in our present and past. Salt also associated with the recent history of Indian Independence, where the leaders like Mahatma Gandhi’s historic ‘Salt March’ in North India and his counterpart Rajaji ‘Salt March in South India propelled the Indian freedom movement. It was against the steep tax British levied on salt. Then what followed is history.
Mark Kurlansky, Author, Salt : A World History
In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Saltis a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.
SALT: Non-fiction Book
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt...fascination and surprise regularly erupt from the detail." —The New York Times Book Review
This is terrific food writing; like fleur de sel, something scarce and to be savored." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. " —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"If you are drawn to history and curious about the origins of foods, allow Mark Kurlansky to take you on an incredible journey through the centuries by way of salt." —The Baltimore Sun
"Kurlansky does a masterful job of expanding the reader's horizons....This book of minutely researched data and history can literally make the mouth water." —The Boston Globe
About the Author
Mark Kurlansky is the author of many books including Cod, The Basque History of the World, 1968, and The Big Oyster. His newest book is Birdseye.
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