Golden Era of Spain’s Basque people has lived on France border for millennium in Spanish Pyrenees – Basques are highly industrialized and wealthy section of north Spain

The Basque History of the World • Mark Kurlansky

HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 288 PAGES

Popular author Mark Kurlansky offers an engaging portrait of the seven provinces of Basque lands, discussing everything from language to culinary heritage and seafaring traditions. It’s a spirited, impressionistic history with a firm focus on the international contributions of the Basques and chapters on events such as the Spanish Civil War.