|刊登類別:
有類似物品要出售?

The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky: New

狀況:
全新
價格:
US $55.42
大約HK$ 432.77
運費:
免費 Standard Shipping. 查看詳情— 運送
所在地:Sparks, Nevada, 美國
送達日期:
估計於 5月29日, 三6月3日, 一之間送達 運送地點 43230
估計運送時間是透過我們的獨家工具,根據買家與物品所在地的距離、所選的運送服務、賣家的運送紀錄及其他因素,計算大概的時間。送達時間會因時而異,尤其是節日。
退貨:
30 日退貨. 由買家支付退貨運費. 查看詳情- 更多退貨相關資訊
保障:
請參閱物品說明或聯絡賣家以取得詳細資料。閱覽全部詳情查看保障詳情
(不符合「eBay 買家保障方案」資格)

賣家資料

註冊為商業賣家
賣家必須承擔此刊登物品的所有責任。
eBay 物品編號:403983234821
上次更新時間: 2024-05-09 18:55:40查看所有版本查看所有版本

物品細節

物品狀況
全新: 全新,未閱讀過和使用過的書籍,狀況完好,不存在缺頁或內頁受損。 查看所有物品狀況定義會在新視窗或分頁中開啟
Publication Date
2006-02-28
Pages
307
ISBN
9780345476388
Book Title
Big Oyster : History on the Half Shell
Item Length
8.2in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
2006
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
Mark Kurlansky
Genre
Nature, Cooking, History
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Animals / Marine Life, United States / 19th Century, Specific Ingredients / Seafood, General, United States / General
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

關於產品

Product Information

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, MarkKurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345476387
ISBN-13
9780345476388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46900151

Product Key Features

Book Title
Big Oyster : History on the Half Shell
Author
Mark Kurlansky
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Animals / Marine Life, United States / 19th Century, Specific Ingredients / Seafood, General, United States / General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Nature, Cooking, History
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Tx754.O98k87 2006
Reviews
Advance praise for The Big Oyster "In his portrait of the once-famous oyster beds of New York Harbor, Kurlansky beautifully illustrates food's ability to connect us deeply to our particular place in the world, and shows how our nourishment is so vitally tied to the health of the natural world." Alice Waters "Mark Kurlansky has done it again. The Big Oyster is a zesty love song to a bivalve and a cityintelligent, informative, and impossible to put down." Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award-winning author of In the Heart of the Sea Praise for Mark Kurlansky 1968: The Year That Rocked the World "Memorable, essential, and in its own way wondrous." The Boston Globe Salt: A World History "Bright writing and, most gratifyingly, an enveloping narrative." San Francisco Chronicle Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World "This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history." The New York Times Book Review, Advance praise for The Big Oyster " In his portrait of the once-famous oyster beds of New York Harbor, Kurlansky beautifully illustrates food' s ability to connect us deeply to our particular place in the world, and shows how our nourishment is so vitally tied to the health of the natural world." - Alice Waters " Mark Kurlansky has done it again. The Big Oyster is a zesty love song to a bivalve and a city- intelligent, informative, and impossible to put down." - Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award-- winning author of In the Heart of the Sea Praise for Mark Kurlansky 1968: The Year That Rocked the World " Memorable, essential, and in its own way wondrous." - The Boston Globe Salt: A World History " Bright writing and, most gratifyingly, an enveloping narrative." - San Francisco Chronicle Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World " This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history." - The New York Times Book Review, Advance praise for The Big Oyster "In his portrait of the once-famous oyster beds of New York Harbor, Kurlansky beautifully illustrates food's ability to connect us deeply to our particular place in the world, and shows how our nourishment is so vitally tied to the health of the natural world." -Alice Waters "Mark Kurlansky has done it again. The Big Oyster is a zesty love song to a bivalve and a city-intelligent, informative, and impossible to put down." -Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award--winning author of In the Heart of the Sea Praise for Mark Kurlansky 1968: The Year That Rocked the World "Memorable, essential, and in its own way wondrous." -The Boston Globe Salt: A World History "Bright writing and, most gratifyingly, an enveloping narrative." -San Francisco Chronicle Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World "This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history." -The New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-049853
Dewey Decimal
641.6/94
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

賣家提供的物品說明

AlibrisBooks

AlibrisBooks

98.5% 正面信用評價
已賣出 175.26 萬 件物品
瀏覽商店聯絡

詳盡賣家評級

過去 12 個月的平均評級

說明準確
4.9
運費合理
4.9
運送速度
4.9
溝通
4.9

賣家信用評價 (459,861)

f***y (691)- 買家留下的信用評價。
過去 1 個月
購買已獲認證
good
n***o (74)- 買家留下的信用評價。
過去 1 個月
購買已獲認證
Perfect condition, fast shipping. Thank you!
r***l (6)- 買家留下的信用評價。
過去 1 個月
購買已獲認證
Book hasn't arrived yet!