Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history science informative slow-paced
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Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take salt for granted, a common, inexpensive substance that seasons food or clears ice from roads, a word used casually in expressions ("salt of the ...

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