The Big Oyster : history on the half shell
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Naples Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Sodus Community Library - Adult Nonfiction
641.694 KUR
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641.694 KUR
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Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Nonfiction
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Naples Library - Adult Nonfiction | 641.6 KUR | Available |
Sodus Community Library - Adult Nonfiction | 641.694 KUR | Available |
Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Nonfiction | 974.7 KUR | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
xx, 307 pages : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
UPC
9780345476388 (hardcover)
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-294) and index.
Description
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Author Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, 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, from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America's environmentalist movement, 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; and even "Diamond" Jim Brady.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurlansky, M. (2006). The Big Oyster: history on the half shell . Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurlansky, Mark. 2006. The Big Oyster: History On the Half Shell. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurlansky, Mark. The Big Oyster: History On the Half Shell Ballantine Books, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurlansky, Mark. The Big Oyster: History On the Half Shell Ballantine Books, 2006.
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