num_pages: 484
description: Homer called salt a divine substance, while Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Kurlansky blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into this history of the substance which he claims shaped civilization from the beginning.
language: English
title: Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
titlecomplete: Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky (2002-01-31)
genres: Historical, Audiobook, History, Cooking, World History, Science, Food History, Microhistory, Food, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 69749
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Walker & Company