Salmon

WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRE SIMON AWARDSIf we can save the salmon, we can save the worldOver the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this extraordinary fish.As international bestseller Mark Kurlansky reveals, salmon persist as a barometer for the health of our planet. Centuries of our greatest assaults on nature can be seen in their harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle.Full of all Kurlansky's characteristic curiosity and insight, Salmon is a magisterial history of a wondrous creature.'An epic, environmental tragedy' Spectator'These creatures have nurtured our imagination as surely as our bodies. This book does them justice!' Bill McKibben

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'Mark Kurlansky's book is an epic, environmental tragedy, with the salmon at its centre as the abused hero... one of the great strengths of Kurlanksy's book is the way he links the fish's plight to so many major environmental concerns... Kurlanksy is at his best when illuminating the lives of people who have been disregarded in the name of progress.'
Spectator

Product details

• Authors: Mark Kurlansky, Kurlansky Mark
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2020
• EAN: 9781786078520
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-852-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 241 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; NATURE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, natural history, General & world history, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Earth Sciences, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Fishing, angling, Fishes (Ichthyology), Zoology: fishes (ichthyology)