Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, Mark KurlanskyThe Cod wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with

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This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by Steinbeck scholar Robert Demott