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History on the half shell, by mark kurlansky elizabeth royte, whose most recent book is garbage land. Mark kurlansky before new york city was the big apple, it could have been called the big oyster. History on the half shell we learn about the bivalve bounty that once existed off the shores of manhattan. Salt nonviolence cod youd half expect to fall asleep before finishing the intro. Now awardwinning author mark kurlansky tells the remarkable story of new. He explores a time in new york history when oyster was king. History on the half shell mark kurlansky, author, tom stechschulte, read by, read by todd stechschulte.
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