Homer called it a divine substance Plato described it as especially dear to the gods As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning & its story is a glittering often surprising part of the history of mankind Wars have been fought over salt & while salt taxes secured empires across Europe & Asia they have also inspired revolution
- Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is produced to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history a multi-layered masterpiece that blends political commercial scientific religious & culinary records into a rich & memorable tale