The cod's tale / by Mark Kurlansky ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

The cod's tale / by Mark Kurlansky ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

By
Kurlansky, Mark.

Publication Date
2001

Publication Information
New York : Putnam's,

Physical Description
43 p. : col. ill.

Subject Term
Cod fisheries -- History -- Juvenile literature.
 
Atlantic cod -- Juvenile literature.
 
Fisheries -- History -- Juvenile literature.
 
Fishes -- Juvenile literature.

Additional Contributors
Schindler, S. D.

Summary
What fish became the staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and helped the early New Englanders start making money of their own? It was cod, a fish that used to be so plentiful, explorers reported being able simply to dip a basket into the ocean to collect them.

Language
English

ISBN
9780399234767


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFic NL Ref - VaultAdult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault639.2 K96NonCirculating