Salt - Mark Kurlansky

"Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt." - New York Times Book Review

An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World

Best-selling author 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, Salt is a supremely
entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.