Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate
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Document Type
Book
Description
In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of Salt and Cod, The Big Oyster, 1968, and Milk, among many others, employs his signature multi-century storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle of salmon. During his research Kurlansky traveled widely and observed salmon and those who both pursue and protect them in the Pacific and the Atlantic, in Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Japan, and even the robust but not as frequently visited Kamchatka Peninsula. This world tour reveals an eras-long history of man’s misdirected attempts to manipulate salmon and its environments for his own benefit and gain, whether for entertainment or to harvest food.
Publication Date
2020
Publisher
Patagonia
City
Ventura
State
CA
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Nonfiction
Repository Citation
Kurlansky , M. (2020). Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate. Ventura, CA: Patagonia.
