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Hortensis

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14. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky.

Sun May 5, 2019, 08:08 AM

May 2019

Interesting big picture, basic factor approach to history. Enjoyable read so far.

I stumbled on a good deal on it when I was checking out a recommendation for his Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World.

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