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| Author | Mark Kurlansky |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-345-47638-7 |
| OCLC | 60550567 |
| 641.6/94 22 | |
| LC Class | TX754.O98 K87 2006 |
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell is a book by Mark Kurlansky. It follows the history of New York City and the renowned oyster beds in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary. The subject of the book is the history of oysters in New York City.