{"product_id":"9780345476395","title":"The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKurlansky, Mark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/9\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“Part treatise, part miscellany, unfailingly entertaining.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A small pearl of a book . . . a great tale of the growth of a modern city as seen through the rise and fall of the lowly oyster.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Rocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster.\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s life that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for all classes, and a natural filtration system for the city’s congested waterways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight–along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos–this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the seventeenth-century founding of New York to the death of its 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. With \u003ci\u003eThe Big Oyster\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Suffused with [Kurlansky’s] pleasure in exploring the city across ground that hasn’t already been covered with other writers’ footprints.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating stuff . . . [Kurlansky] has a keen eye for odd facts and natural detail.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kurlansky packs his breezy book with terrific anecdotes.” \u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Magnificent . . . a towering accomplishment.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43383068492031,"sku":"9780345476395","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345476395_s600x595.jpg?v=1775589566","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780345476395","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}