The cod's tale
Titre
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The cod's tale
Mark, Kurlansky
Sommaire
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What was it that allowed the Vikings to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? And Christopher Columbus, Jon Cabot, and the Pilgrims after that. What fish became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and helped the early New Englanders start making money of their own? It was cod, a fish so common that for many hundreds of years, man took it for granted. Includes humorous watercolors, a time line, recipes, etc. Offers a unique look at a thousand years of human civilization.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2001
Description matérielle
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43 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 24 x 29 cm
K-3
Informations sur le programme
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Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada Gr. 5+
Terme de vedette-matière
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Cod fisheries -- History.
Fisheries -- History.
Atlantic cod.
Codfish.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Schindler, S. D.,
Résumé
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What was it that allowed the Vikings to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? And Christopher Columbus, Jon Cabot, and the Pilgrims after that. What fish became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and helped the early New Englanders start making money of their own? It was cod, a fish so common that for many hundreds of years, man took it for granted. Includes humorous watercolors, a time line, recipes, etc. Offers a unique look at a thousand years of human civilization.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780399234767
Informations de publication
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New York : Putnam, [2001]
©2001
Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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Lansdowne | 639.209 KUR | Book | 30180000013759 | Non-Fiction |