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Cod : A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World - Mark Kurlansky

Cod

A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

By: Mark Kurlansky

Hardcover | 3 November 2026

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JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER

Bestselling author Mark Kurlansky's classic history of the mighty fish that became "the tragic fable of our age" (Bill McKibben)â"with new and updated material.

The great codfish: root of revolutions and wars, centerpiece of diets and economies, and the foundation of North American settlement. To the millions it has sustained across the world, it's been a treasure more precious than gold.

Codfish history spans a thousand years and four continentsâ"from the Vikings, who pursued it across the Atlantic, to the enigmatic Basques who commercialized it; from the apt naming of âCape Codâ in 1602 to the ongoing battle for proper fish ânâ chips. Kurlansky expertly steers through it all, introducing the explorers, merchants, and chefs whose lives were interwoven with this prolific fish and punctuating their stories with gastronomic detail, recipes, and lore.

A modern classic, this âbitter ecological fableâ (Los Angeles Times) is ever closer to its end. As our oceans warm and the codfish faces extinction, Kurlanskyâs dazzling historyâ"featuring new and updated materialâ"is more ensnaring than ever.

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