Fish on Friday Feasting, Fasting, and the Discovery of the New World

Name: Fish on Friday Feasting, Fasting, and the Discovery of the New World
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ISBN: 9780465022854

ISBN-10: 0465022855

ISBN-13: 9780465022854

Edition: 2007

Authors: Brian Fagan

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What gave Christopher Columbus the confidence in 1492 to set out across the Atlantic Ocean? Fish on Friday tells the story of the discovery of America as a product of the long sweep of history: the spread of Christianity and the radical cultural changes it brought to Europe, the interaction of economic necessity with a changing climate, and generations of unknown fishermen who explored the North Atlantic in the centuries before Columbus. A fascinating and multifaceted book, Fish on Friday will intrigue everyone who wonders how the vast forces of climate, culture, and technology conspire to create the history we know.

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 2/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Preface


Author's Note


Recipes


Timeline of Major Events



The Great Atonement



The Big Fish



Mortification of the Flesh



The Fish Industry Is Born



"By the Aid of God's Grace"



Salt upon Salt: Preserving the Catch



Gadus Morhua



The Northmen



The Ant of the Sea



The Power of Invention



The Carp Bubble



The Sin of Gluttony



The Boat Lost to History



The Rise and Fall of the Icelandic Fishery



Discovery



"Serche & Fynde a Certain Isle"



A New Found Lande



Harvest and Settlement



The Migrant Fishery



"Great Store of Cod-Fish"



Puritans and Cains


Acknowledgments


Notes


Recipe References


Index