Salt has had a profound influence on man and civilizations for eons. Ancient egyptians used salt as part of the mummification process to the ancient romans who used it to create a condiment called garum. It is unimaginable how much the availability of...  Read More

This book meanders through the ages and countries of the world with fascinating factoids and thumbnail sketches. This a good attempt at covering the history of the subject.

Given the vastness of the scope of this topic and its effect on civilization, it seems strange that at least some overview of this material is not taught in public schools. It is a fascinating and engrossing tale of common and not so common rock that ...  Read More

The author jumps from one century forward to another, then back again, then jumps forward two more centuries. It becomes boring and tedious with this approach. It goes into far too much detail about the most boring aspects of the salt trade, and negle...  Read More

Chemists consider any compound of a metal ion and an inorganic acid anion to be a salt. The chapter on the geology of salt barely covers the geography of salt. There are thousands of salts but only one that's called just plain salt.