The Big Oyster

History on the Half Shell

audio cd

English language

Published by RH Audio.

ISBN:
978-0-7393-2470-7
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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 …

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Subjects

  • History: American
  • United States - General
  • Oysters
  • Fish Cookery
  • United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Social History
  • History
  • Abridged Audio - History
  • New York (State)
  • New York
  • Specific Ingredients - Seafood
  • History / General
  • Audio - Nonfiction
  • Regional & Ethnic - American - Middle Atlantic States
  • United States - 19th Century
  • Audiobooks
  • Cookery (Oysters)