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Big Oyster : History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345476387
ISBN-139780345476388
eBay Product ID (ePID)46900151
Product Key Features
Book TitleBig Oyster : History on the Half Shell
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Marine Life, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 19th Century, Specific Ingredients / Seafood, General, United States / General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Cooking, History
AuthorMark Kurlansky
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-049853
ReviewsAdvance praise for The Big Oyster "In his portrait of the once-famous oyster beds of New York Harbor, Kurlansky beautifully illustrates food's ability to connect us deeply to our particular place in the world, and shows how our nourishment is so vitally tied to the health of the natural world." Alice Waters "Mark Kurlansky has done it again. The Big Oyster is a zesty love song to a bivalve and a cityintelligent, informative, and impossible to put down." Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award-winning author of In the Heart of the Sea Praise for Mark Kurlansky 1968: The Year That Rocked the World "Memorable, essential, and in its own way wondrous." The Boston Globe Salt: A World History "Bright writing and, most gratifyingly, an enveloping narrative." San Francisco Chronicle Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World "This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history." The New York Times Book Review, Advance praise for The Big Oyster " In his portrait of the once-famous oyster beds of New York Harbor, Kurlansky beautifully illustrates food' s ability to connect us deeply to our particular place in the world, and shows how our nourishment is so vitally tied to the health of the natural world." - Alice Waters " Mark Kurlansky has done it again. The Big Oyster is a zesty love song to a bivalve and a city- intelligent, informative, and impossible to put down." - Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award-- winning author of In the Heart of the Sea Praise for Mark Kurlansky 1968: The Year That Rocked the World " Memorable, essential, and in its own way wondrous." - The Boston Globe Salt: A World History " Bright writing and, most gratifyingly, an enveloping narrative." - San Francisco Chronicle Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World " This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history." - The New York Times Book Review, Advance praise for The Big Oyster "In his portrait of the once-famous oyster beds of New York Harbor, Kurlansky beautifully illustrates food's ability to connect us deeply to our particular place in the world, and shows how our nourishment is so vitally tied to the health of the natural world." -Alice Waters "Mark Kurlansky has done it again. The Big Oyster is a zesty love song to a bivalve and a city-intelligent, informative, and impossible to put down." -Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award--winning author of In the Heart of the Sea Praise for Mark Kurlansky 1968: The Year That Rocked the World "Memorable, essential, and in its own way wondrous." -The Boston Globe Salt: A World History "Bright writing and, most gratifyingly, an enveloping narrative." -San Francisco Chronicle Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World "This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history." -The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal641.6/94
SynopsisBefore New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now 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, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city' s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham' s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution 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 island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the 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. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant' s peg leg and Robert Fulton' s " Folly"; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico' s; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even " Diamond" Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, MarkKurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious., From the bestselling author of "Salt" and "Cod" comes the fascinating history of the oyster's influence on four centuries of cultural, economic, and culinary trends--with recipes throughout., From the bestselling author of Salt and Cod comes the fascinating history of the oyster's influence on four centuries of cultural, economic, and culinary trends--with recipes throughout.
LC Classification NumberTX754.O98K87 2006
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- Aug 15, 2018
A history book so interesting it reads like fiction
This is a non fiction depiction of the history of oysters yet reads like a novel. You'll get a rewarding tour through time. This is a most interesting book that has stuck with me since I read it. I buy them to give as gifts now. Great deal! Excellent dealer.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 14, 2019
Fun and fascinating tale!
Great read - Combines American history, culture and oyster law into a fascinating, well researched and written story-Highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
