Ver a tamaño completo.
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell // FIRST EDITION //
de Kurlansky, Mark
- Nuevo
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0345476387
- ISBN 13
- 9780345476388
- Librería
-
Redmond, Washington, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Ballantine Books, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. STATED FIRST EDITION and Printing with full number line in place. A MINT volume in same condition UNclipped Dust Jacket. Clean, tight, no markings at all. Bibliography and Index at rear; also a listing of recipes. 307 pages. FIRST EDITION. Mylar protected jacket.
Sinopsis
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants--the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled.For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city's economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham's most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city's congested waterways.Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight--along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos--this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America's environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan's Gilded Age dining chambers. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant's peg leg and Robert Fulton's "Folly"; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico's; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even "Diamond" Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.From the Hardcover edition.
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Margins13 Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 005523
- Título
- The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell // FIRST EDITION //
- Autor
- Kurlansky, Mark
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo New
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- New
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0345476387
- ISBN 13
- 9780345476388
- Editorial
- Ballantine Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2006
- Palabras clave
- American History, New York City history; oyster recipes; New York Harbor;
Términos de venta
Margins13 Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
Margins13 Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2013
Redmond, Washington
Sobre Margins13 Books
We Offer Collectibles For Bibliophiles. A large selection of SIGNED volumes; Children's Illustrated books and Pop-Ups; Biographies; Histories and also fabulous Fiction and Non-Fiction titles.
We Guarantee That You Will Not Be Disappointed In The Quality Of Your Purchase !!
We Guarantee That You Will Not Be Disappointed In The Quality Of Your Purchase !!
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
