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

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)