Summary of Simon Winchester's Atlantic

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The Kingdom of Morocco has on its most widely used currency bill neither a camel nor a minaret, but the representation of the shell of a very large snail. The shell of this shore-living marine beast is reddish brown, slender, and spiny, with a long spire and an earlike opening. #2 The Berbers of the desert were not interested in harvesting the snails, but it was the sailors from far away who realized the poten