Cod

Author: (USA) Mark Kurlansky; Han Hui
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Taste the culture settled in food, touch the details hidden in history. It fed Western countries, promoted the development of North America. For those who rely on cod for a living, it is a treasure more precious than gold. Wars were fought over it, revolutions were ignited by it. In the development of world history, cod holds an unknown but significant place. This book travels through a thousand years of time and across four entire continents, introducing explorers, merchants, writers, leaders, and fishermen associated with this highly economically valuable fish. It records the rise of North America in the 17th century and the Cod Wars of the 20th century, interspersed with cod dishes from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Mark Kurlansky brings world history, human passion, and natural ecology together at a fascinating intersection.