The book begins by traveling back thousands of years from the brine wells of Ancient China to the salt-drilling techniques the Chinese invented. The book conveys about the origins of soy sauce in China and how it merged into the creation of fish sauce in Vietnam. Kurlansky then moves to the Roman and Mediterranean use of salt.
Salt: A World History This book was chosen for review because I was looking for a book that has a history of salt and how it affects us today.Mark Kurlansky, the author of this book, earned a BA in Theater from Butler University in 1970.He has worked as a playwright at Brooklyn College, a commercial fisherman, a dock worker, a paralegal, a cook, and a pastry chef.
Salt: A World History Essay Topics Despite its abundance and accessibility, why has salt had the power to shape economies and build empires?
History’s first written records of salt appeared in China, around 4,700 years B.C.E. Salt played a major role in ancient history, especially in Roman and Egyptian cultures. Citizens of Rome and Egypt commonly used salt as trade goods, currency for soldiers, religious offerings, and.
