Barnett C. The Sound of the Sea. Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans 2021 PDF

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Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature's creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love affair with seashells and the hidden lives of the mollusks that make them.
Introduction: Cockles
PART I: MIRACLE
OneFirst Shells
TwoEverything from Shells
ThreeThe Voice of the Past
FourGreat Cities of Shell
PART II: CAPITAL
FiveShell Money
SixShell Madness
SevenAmerican Shells
EightShell Oil
NineShell Shock
PART III: Oracle
TenThe End of Abundance
ElevenВ В Saving the Queens
TwelveGlowing Future
ThirteenTrust in Nature
ConclusionThe Open End