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Their Fathers' Work by William McCloskey (1998, Hardcover, Illustrated) 
Their Fathers' Work by William McCloskey (1998, Hardcover, Illustrated)

 
Their Fathers' Work by William McCloskey (1998, Hardcover, Illustrated)

Publisher: Ragged Mountain Pr
Publication Date: 1998-05-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0070453470
ISBN-13: 9780070453470
Product ID: EPID1112630
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Publication Date:1998-05-01
Edition Description:Illustrated

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Length:370 pages
Height:9.8 in
Width:6.8 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:29.6 oz

Publisher's Note
McCloskey's vivid prose puts you right on deck, working like the devil as the decks roll, the spray flies, and the nets are hauled. His love of the boats, the fishermen, and the sea shines through this fascinating tribute to a way of life.

Their Fathers' Work takes us from Bristol Bay, Alaska, to Chile, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Grand Bank, and Newfoundland. We meet prosperous fishermen and others who barely subsist; sometimes the two work within sight of one another. Change is a constant: traditional fisheries modernized within living memory; village grounds overwhelmed by industrial fishing; stocks threatened by overfishing or pollution; political pressures; and changes in what the world will permit fishermen to catch. Beneath the change, however, fishing remains the same. Whatever the language or circumstances, there is still the stalk, the wait, the bitter disappointment of a busted trip, the sleepless work fueled by elation when the nets come back full.

Industry Reviews
"A splendid, subtle portrait of the fisherman's life."
Weigley

"McCloskey writes with first-hand knowledge and passion about the sea and the men and women who fish it, survive it, sometimes drown in it."

"The book is an eloquent statement about the poor health of the world's fisheries, as well as the lives of the world's fishermen. Few recent books have told their story in such epic proportions.

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