Kurlansky, Mark,
Cod : a biography of the fish that changed the world / Mark Kurlansky. - New York : Penguin Books, c1999. - viii, 294 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
First published: Walker and Co., c1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.
Pt. 1. A fish tale -- pt. 2. Limits -- pt. 3. The last hunters -- A cook's tale : six centuries of cod recipes.
"Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (1997), a work of non-fiction by reporter and author Mark Kurlansky, traces the history of man’s exploitation of the North Atlantic cod as a resource, in order to shed light on our changing relationship with the natural world at large. A bestseller upon publication, Cod has been translated into more than fifteen languages. The book is a pioneer in the genre of historical writing that finds new angles on familiar stories by tracing the history of a particular commodity."--provided by the publisher
Adult
Text in English
9780099268703 [paperback]
Codfish--Literary collections.
Cod fisheries.
Cooking (Codfish)
Cod : a biography of the fish that changed the world / Mark Kurlansky. - New York : Penguin Books, c1999. - viii, 294 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
First published: Walker and Co., c1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.
Pt. 1. A fish tale -- pt. 2. Limits -- pt. 3. The last hunters -- A cook's tale : six centuries of cod recipes.
"Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (1997), a work of non-fiction by reporter and author Mark Kurlansky, traces the history of man’s exploitation of the North Atlantic cod as a resource, in order to shed light on our changing relationship with the natural world at large. A bestseller upon publication, Cod has been translated into more than fifteen languages. The book is a pioneer in the genre of historical writing that finds new angles on familiar stories by tracing the history of a particular commodity."--provided by the publisher
Adult
Text in English
9780099268703 [paperback]
Codfish--Literary collections.
Cod fisheries.
Cooking (Codfish)