#4 The Tasty Rock that Changed the World (Salt: A World History)
Description
What I learned from Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to get my top highlights from the book.
Get Two Months Free of Readwise
Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.
Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.
It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.
It also has the best-in-class article reader for saving everything I find online. You gotta try it out.
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?
If you enjoyed this show, please let me know on Twitter (@nateliason) or Instagram (@nat_eliason)
United States
