Summary of Mark Kurlansky's The Basque History Of The World

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The game the rest of the world knows as jai alai was invented in the French Basque town of St. Pée-sur-Nivelle. The Basques, as they often did, went in a completely different direction than the French. They were the first Europeans to use a rubber ball, and the added bounce of wrapping rubber rather than string led them to play the ball off walls. #2 The gâteau Basque, like the Basques themselves, has an uncer