Project Gutenberg 2022-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 214 Calvert, Albert Frederick 1872 1946 Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick) Calvert, Albert F. Salt and the salt industry $aUnited Kingdom :$bIsaac Pitman & Sons,$c1919. deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Salt and the Salt Industry" by Albert Frederick Calvert is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the salt industry, particularly focusing on the Cheshire salt district and its unique developments in the salt-making processes. The book is expected to provide a detailed exploration of the history, chemistry, and trade of salt, emphasizing the significance of this essential mineral in both economic and cultural contexts. The opening introduces the reader to the vital role salt has played across civilizations, detailing its ancient methods of extraction and usage that date back to the Roman period. Calvert discusses the evolution of the salt industry, starting from primitive practices of procuring brine to more complex techniques introduced with the discovery of rock salt. He also hints at the challenges faced by the industry, including monopolistic practices and the resistance to innovation. The narrative highlights the romantic yet harsh realities of the salt trade, aiming to captivate the reader with a blend of historical richness and factual detail about salt as a commodity and its lasting impact on society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002935016 20210110084251calvert 1919 GB Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Salt industry and trade Salt industry and trade -- England -- Cheshire TN Text Category: History - Other Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Economics 313174 2025-06-27T11:42:49.923174 text/html 282522 2024-10-19T02:54:06 text/html 5150979 2025-06-27T11:42:58.099127 application/epub+zip 5148488 2025-06-27T11:42:52.469142 application/epub+zip 390170 2025-06-27T11:42:50.807130 application/epub+zip 7857882 2025-06-27T11:43:01.876129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7828054 2025-06-27T11:42:56.480118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268592 2025-06-27T11:42:49.231134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248604 2024-10-19T02:54:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16373 2025-06-27T11:43:02.018077 application/rdf+xml 24365 2025-06-27T11:42:51.047149 image/jpeg 2912 2025-06-27T11:42:50.930126 image/jpeg 5278856 2025-06-27T11:42:50.020211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia