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Annotated Bibliography
Secondary Sources:
Carr, Karen. "History of Salt." Where Does Salt Come From? N.p., 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2015.
<http://quatr.us/food/salt.htm>.
This source gave us an idea of how much salt was related to the past and present. From
the trade, to the value, this site gave us a lot of useful information on our topic.
"Dandi Salt March." Interview by NRI Radio. NRIFM. Shaksham Systems & Technologies,
2003. Web. 9 Nov. 2015. <http://www.nrifm.com/mahatma-gandhi/dandi-salt-march-aneyewinteness-account>.
NRI Radio interviews an eye witness of the infamous Salt March. Sumangal Prakash
speaks about the importance of the march and how much it meant to the people.
Doniger, Wendy. "Salt." Britannica School. Jorge Cauz, 2015. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.
<http://school.eb.com/>
The article contained commonly known facts of salt, but most importantly it gave
reasons of its importance in history such as the religious significance and the Salt Road.

Freeman, Shanna. "How Salt Work." HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 1998. Web. 30 Oct.
2015. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/salt5.htm>.
We used this source to learn about salts past history and its impact and worth in the past.
Johnston, Ruth A. "Salt in Medieval Europe." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABCCLIO, 2015. Web. 28 Oct. 2015. <http://databases.abc-clio.com>
This informed us of salt in European daily lives and its importance. It also mentioned
the trade of the salt and the profits.

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Kurlansky, Mark. Salt: A World History. New York: Walker, 2002. Print.
This book showed us everything we needed to know about salt and its history, from the
findings to its legacy today.

Unknown. "Morton Salt." Morton Salt. Morton Salt, Inc., 1995. Web. 02 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.mortonsalt.com/salt-facts/salt-history>.
This website gave us information of the ancient history of salt. As Morton is a wellknown salt company it has experience and credibility, so we found the facts useful.
Unknown. "Salt - An Amazing History." Salt - An Amazing History. Malden Salt Company,
2015. Web. 01 Nov. 2015. <http://www.maldonsalt.co.uk/About-Salt-Salt-an-amazinghistory.html>
We used this source to go more in depth of the general history in salt and is impact in the
ancient times.
Unknown. "Salt in Ancient Times." Salt in Ancient Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.lasalle.edu/~mcinneshin/wk07/salt.htm>.
This site was about the part salt had in ancient history, this gave us information on salt
trade and a little about the Salt March.
"Salt, Gold, Ivory, and Slaves (Visual)." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015.
Web. 28 Oct. 2015. <http://databases.abc-clio.com>
The illustration clearly shows the four main trades of Africa: Salt, Gold, Ivory, and
Slaves.

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Schwartz, Mark. "Salt March." World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABCCLIO, 2015. Web. 28 Oct. 2015. <http://databases.abc-clio.com>
This article when more into depth of the Salt March lead by the infamous Mahatma
Gandhi. This showed us how much of an impact something as simple as salt had on people.

Wood, Frank Osborne. "Salt (NaCl)." Britannica School. Jorge Cauz, 2015. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.
<http://school.eb.com>
This article has the basic information of salt and more of its history. It informs the reader
of the value of salt and its tax created problems.

Works, Salt. "History Of Salt." History of Salt. America's Sea Salt Company, 2001. Web. 28
Oct. 2015. < http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/si_HistoryOfSalt.asp>
This gave us all the information we needed; this set as a basic informer to us and helped
us see what we had to look more into.

Primary Sources:
"Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations (1776)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 11
Nov. 2015. <http://databases.abc-clio.com>
Adam Smith mentions the important of salt in the wealth of the nations which informed
us of the importance of salt and its impact in todays world
"Basil the Great: letter to Gregory of Nazianzus on monasticism (ca. 358 CE)." World History:
Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 11 Nov. 2015.
<http://databses.abc-clio.com>
This gave us information about the traces of salt in religion. In this showed traces of salt
in the Christianity.

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Butler, James Davie, and Robert Southey. "The Lewis and Clark Expedition." A.D. 1804. The
Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol 15. Harrogate, TN: The National Alunmi,
1926. World Book Advanced. Web. 7 Nov. 2015. <http://www.worldbook.com/onlinelearning-encyclopedia/world-book-online>
This information helped us to learn about the Lewis and Clark expedition which was
influenced by salt.
"Hernando Corts: letter describing Mexico (1520)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras.
ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 8 Nov. 2015. <http://databases.abc-clio.com>
This letter by Hernando Cortes showed us how salt was present in the exploration of
Mexico and its worth.
"Mohandas Gandhi: Speech to the Indian National Congress (1942)." World Geography:
Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 4 Nov. 2015.
<http://databases.abc-clio.com>
This speech made by the infamous Mohandas Gandhi helped us understand how much of
a struggle the people went through for salt.

"Saharan Salt Trade." Photos/Illustrations. AP/Wide World Photos. World History: Ancient and
Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 11 Nov. 2015. <http://databases.abc-clio.com>
This photograph shows a picture of the salt trade in the Saharas. This showed us proof of
the trade and exchange of salt.

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The Egyptians." 1897. Readings in Early European History. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1926.
World Book Advanced. Web. 4 Nov. 2015. < http://www.worldbook.com/onlinelearning-encyclopedia/world-book-online>
This letter described the Egyptians and their ways, which included their religion relating
to salt. This helped us gain information on the uses different countries and people had with salt.