What I learned from Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

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Timestamps

(02:15) Why a Book About Salt?
(04:50) Why Civilization Depended on Salt
(07:15) Salt and Fertility
(09:18) Ancient China
(11:02) Ancient Egypt
(13:39) Salt’s Impact on Early Trade Routes
(15:25) Ancient Rome
(17:43) Venice’s Salt Monopoly
(24:00) The Hanseatic League
(29:12) Early American Civilizations
(32:59) North American Colonies & Revolution
(37:15) The French Revolution
(39:13) The American Civil War
(41:27) Salt’s Impact on Energy
(43:46) The Decline of Salt
(44:31) Is Salt Healthy?

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