Cod
A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Recommended by Denise Russell, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #5 in Fishing, Ranked #7 in Commodities Trading — see more rankings.
The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with this prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He blends in recipes and lore from the Middle Ages to the present.... more
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Denise Russell Fascinating small book, immensely interesting and traces human acquaintance with this fish back for a thousand years. (Source)
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- #7 in Commodities
- #89 in Environment
- #81 in Environmentalism
- #9 in Fish
- #36 in Food
- #35 in Food Science
- #85 in Iceland
- #15 in Marine Biology
- #69 in Water
- #50 in World History
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