The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell

Mark Kurlansky

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Random House USA Inc, 2007

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"Part treatise, part miscellany, unfailingly entertaining." -The New York Times "A small pearl of a book . . . a great tale of the growth of a modern city as seen through the rise and fall of the lowly oyster." -Rocky Mountain News Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants-the oyster. For centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city's life that the abundant bivalves were Gotham's most celebrated export, a staple food for all classes, and a natural filtration system for the city's congested waterways. Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight-along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos-this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the seventeenth-century founding of New York to the death of its oyster beds and the rise of America's environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan's Gilded Age dining chambers. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious. "Suffused with [Kurlansky's] pleasure in exploring the city across ground that hasn't already been covered with other writers' footprints." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Fascinating stuff . . . [Kurlansky] has a keen eye for odd facts and natural detail." -The Wall Street Journal "Kurlansky packs his breezy book with terrific anecdotes." -Entertainment Weekly "Magnificent . . . a towering accomplishment." -Associated Press.…

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Titre
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
Auteur
Mark Kurlansky
Éditeur
Random House USA Inc
Année de publication
2007
État de l'article
Fair
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0345476395
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780345476395

World of Books (was SecondSale)

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