Copyright © 1999 by Mark Kurlansky

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First published in the United States of America in 1999 by
Walker Publishing Company, Inc.

Illustrations on pages 17, 44, 46, 105, 106, 109, 115,
133, 265, 305, and 359 by the author; illustrations on pages 7, 20,
40, 55, 83, 86, 130, 150, 310, and 348 from the author’s collection.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kurlansky, Mark.
The Basque history of the world/Mark Kurlansky.
p. cm.
Includes index
eISBN 978-0-802-77942-7
1. País Vasco (Spain) 2. Pays Basque (France) 3. Basques.
I. Title.

DP302.B46K85                                        1999
946’.6-DC21                                        99-26808

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Book design by Krystyna Skalski

Printed in the United States of America
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