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A brief history of salt real salt redmond real salt. A central mass meeting for council, some harangues at the more remotely scattered camps, an american flag brought out from the storehouse of things rescued, and hoisted to the top of a tree mast and, in three days, the force was reported, mustered, organized, and ready. The historical and chemical significance of salt youtube. Throughout his engaging, wellresearched history, kurlansky sprinkles witty asides and amusing anecdotes. Reviewing the novel for infinity plus, stuart carter writes, doris lessing and iain banks collaborate to rewrite the dispossessed, and do a better job of it than anyone might reasonably hope. The book begins well before arizona was a state with the valleys prehistoric canal system and carries through 2011 with the growth of srp and the valley. In the united states and canada extensive underground beds extend from the. An educational and slightly funny insight into the significance of sodium chloride. In the late 17th century, salt was the leading cargo carried from the caribbean to north america most tonnage. A piquant blend of the historic, political, commercial, scientific and culinary, the book is sure to entertain as well. But there is a world of history and tradition in a pinch of salt. Writing a global history of salt is a great idea, but this book is not it. Alarmed by this trajectory, lowsodium evangelists have blamed heart. It covers ancient rome, the us, uk and france, plus there is a token chapter on china.

A world history begins with a simple introduction, which explains what content will be included in the book. Basically, this is all marketing, mark kurlansky, author of the book salt. Sodium will ignite immediately if it comes into contact with water, and chlorine is poisonous if ingested. From the bestselling author of cod and the basque history of the worldin. A world history, written by mark kurlansky, is describing the importance and the effects on history that salt has had over the thousands of years of human history.

Kurlansky traces the earliest knowledge of salt in the. Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol na from latin natrium and atomic number 11. Salt is a good book to read in bits and pieces the chapters are fairly selfcontained, between other things, or as a leavening of nonfiction when you dont feel like continuing the novel youre working on. Salt is the history of the world told from the point of view of the only rock that we eat, which is salt. Mark kurlanskys first global food history since the bestselling cod and salt. He has written a number of books of fiction and nonfiction. A world history by mark kurlansky available in trade. The book of salt won the bard fiction prize and the barbara gittings award in literature, and was a finalist for britains guardian first book award in 2003. A fatherandson team offers up to 200 salt free recipes designed to help people control high blood pressure, reduce water retention, and increase overall health, while still retaining flavor. Only mark kurlansky, winner of the james beard award for excellence in food writing for cod a biography of the fish that changed the world, could woo readers toward such an offbeat topic of salt a world history. As a necessity for the human body, salt has been an important substance since the beginning of civilization. I think that the great lesson of salt history is that. Kurlansky traces the history of salt s influences from prehistoric china and ancient africa in egypt they made mummies using salt to europe in 12thcentury provence, france, salt merchants.

The historical significance of salt as presented in the. Salt has played a prominent role in the european exploration of north america and subsequent american history, canadian history, and mexican history, as well. Mixing history, economics, anthropology, biology and cooking, its an eye opening view of something that the modern world takes completely for granted. A brief history of sea salt uses through the ages ava. Ok, so its not exactly a blockbuster byline but, please, trust me on this one salt is a moving, intelligent and great book. The book of salt, her first novel, was inspired by a brief mention of an indochinese cook in the alice b. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Salt cod was the leading cargo carried from north america to the caribbean. Each group has but one primary purposeto carry the message to the addict who still suffers. A biography of the fish that changed the world 1997.

A piquant blend of the historic, political, commercial. I had always wanted to do a book that showed how an item of food becomes a. This book covers it allfrom 100ad when ancient chinese lit up natural gas coming out of brinewater wells to pump out the brine through bamboo tubes into boiling houses to boil the water off the salt, to venices saltworks, to the french revolution where the salt tax, known as the gabelle, was a major point of contention, to the american. This closure is to support preventive efforts to control the spread of the cvoid19 coronavirus. The mineral form halite, or rock salt, is sometimes called common salt to distinguish it from a class of chemical compounds called salts. The author of cods tale 2001 again demonstrates a dab hand at recasting his adult work for a younger audience. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I mean, really, who would expect that a critical history of salt, would make for a good read. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. Salt was used as currency in ancient rome, and the roots of the words soldier and salary can be traced to latin words related to giving or receiving salt.

Salt beds may be up to 350 m thick and underlie broad areas. Well written book about the history of salt and its contribution to the world. He spends his time working on the site, doing research. History of salt by mark pepper meet your next favorite book. The big story in the history of salt is of the increase in our intake. In kurlanskys words, salt the only rock humans eat. The scope of this book is epic in that it starts at the beginning of recorded world history and ends at roughly present day times.

The fascinating early history of salt january, 2014 melissa 2 comments there are a lot of different salts like potassium nitrate for gunpowder and sodium bicarbonate for baking but only one that truly meets our dietary needs and satisfies our craving for that salty taste sodium. The odium of sodium the mythology of geology the soil never sets on. The author never treats you like an idiot and the story moves along through to recent times. 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. Mark kurlansky on the cultural importance of salt arts.

The book is divided into three parts and begins thousands of years in the past. Together, they form sodium chloride table salt one of the essential building blocks of human life. Additionally, salt played a key role in the history of west africa, particularly during the great trading empire of mali th16 th centuries and it still does. 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. Page 24 you shall have your battalion at once, if it has to be a class of elders, said one, himself a ruling elder. The history of salt as we know it today dates way back to recorded history, having as much impact then as it does in the modern world. Though the material that gives seawater its salty flavour is composed of many substances, sodium chloride, or common salt, is by far the predominant compound. Salt has made tremendous impacts in human existence from its discovery in many perspectives. A world history, author mark kurlansky delves into the history of salt, as well as its impact on empires, wars, and economies, in a text that is lively, comprehensive, and surprising. Kurlansky leads the reader on a 5,000year sodium chloride odyssey. Salt lake county, jan 1, 1996 salt lake county utah 312 pages. An na group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the na name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

Preagricultural humans are estimated to have consumed only 768 mg of sodium each day about 1950 mg of salt, which is much lower than our current intake. The book is a natural outgrowth of kurlanskys previous exhaustive study of cod, which of course was preserved with salt and also affected world history. When a publishing company agrees to produce an authors first book, it will often. A world history, a 5,000year odyssey that shows how sodium chloride has profoundly influenced peoples lives. Salt is the most valuable and controversial mineral in the history of mankind. A world history, told npr in 2010 when wendys made a big deal of adding sea salt to its fries. Tonnes of interesting information, snippets from old recipe books and i mean old and a few pictures dotted in. Surprisingly, this story does not feature in mark kurlanskys new book.

Since the early history of man, salt has always been nearby. Heavily based on the book napoleons buttons by penny le couteur and ja. Granted, a truly global history would require a team of researchers, but even with that in mind, this author could have. Here the topic is salt, the only rock eaten by human beings, and, as he engrossingly demonstrates, the object of wars and revolutions throughout recorded history and before. An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of cod and the basque history of the world in his fifth work of nonfiction, mark kurlansky turns. A world history, a 5,000year odyssey that shows how sodium chloride has profoundly influenced peoples lives chris lavers fri 15 feb 2002 19. The dominant nations throughout history have had control of the trade of this rock that has inspired explorations and shaped prosperities. Liquid bleach was only possible once the chemistry of sodium was. In combination, though, the two elements form sodium chloride, commonly known as salt. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Salt created, destroyed and preserved civilizations, formed friendships, healed wounds and wove its way into numerous religions.

Rock salt occurs in vast beds of sedimentary evaporite minerals that result from the drying up of enclosed lakes, playas, and seas. Water, power, and community is a comprehensive account of srps founding and our role in developing the salt river valley. Salt, also called sodium chloride, mineral substance of great importance to human and animal health, as well as to industry. A world history summary highlights the importance of salt throughout the. In the body, salt is as important to humans as water or air, in fact each of us contain from four to eight ounces of salt. I present evidence for the dangers of too little and too much salt, and give recommendations for the type and amount of salt to include in the diet.

Mark kurlansky this book takes a look at an ordinary substancesalt, the. Mark kurlansky december 7, 1948 is an american journalist and writer of general interest nonfiction. In this series, shaking up the salt myth, i explore the history of salt in the human diet, as well as the physiological requirements for salt and theories on the optimal dietary salt range. According to the greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk. Mixing history, economics, anthropology, biology and cooking, its an eye opening view of something that. Twentyfive lessons from the history of a dangerous. Its odd to think that salt has such a rich history, since it so readily sits in a grinder or shaker on our tables. Out of concern for the health and safety of our guests, volunteers, and staff, the family history library in salt lake city will be closed starting at 5. On the assumption that 1 gallon about 4 litres of seawater contains 0. The fascinating early history of salt today i found out. Showing the same thing is the ghandi salt march, where he used salt to bring together the masses for a movementalso protesting a salt tax. Just be warned the book has little internal flow, and if you want the history and details, youre going to have to research further yourself. Roman salt making entailed boiling the seawater in large leadlined pans.