Salt: A World History

Best-selling creator Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a commonplace household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The one rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, steadily surprising a part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the status quo of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and full of an unending series of fascinating main points, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.