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Bezig met laden... The Last Fish Taledoor Mark Kurlansky
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. things bookbox ; The author uses the New England town of Gloucester to discussing the disappearing way of life - commercial fishing. How the town was formed, the changes over the centuries due to population & fish species available and what happened when government got involved. Very good and informative. ( ) I enjoyed this book immensely. Kurlansky's got a deft hand with historical detail and an understated humor that sneaks up on a person. His sympathetic and understanding portrait of the fishermen of Gloucester was eye-opening to me. All the books I've read about the current fishery crisis before this tended to hold the fishermen at least 60% responsible for the state of the ocean. Kurlansky begs to differ, and presents a very good case for the fishermen's side. I was also pleasantly surprised to learn more about some artists, including Edward Hopper, who called Gloucester home. Recommended for anyone with the slightest bit of interest in fisheries or historical fish tales. Mark Kurlansky, author of excellent books about Cod and Salt, takes on the unique fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts in this work. Kurlansky approaches Gloucester from all angles with a historical survey stretching back to colonial times (and earlier), cultural and sociological insights into Gloucester people, and every so often throws in a traditional seafood recipe for good measure. Mostly though, this is a book about Gloucester's life blood - the fisheries and the commercial fisherman who sail out into them. In fact, Kurlansky ventures far beyond Gloucester to Canada, Britain, and Europe to other fishing villages who essentially share the same ecosystem and suffer the same fate of fishing villages in a time of dwindling stocks, pollutions, and sometimes counterproductive government regulation. This is a fascinating and lively book and I really enjoyed a learning a bit about a town so close to home, yet so distinctly separate. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Cod, Salt," and "The Big Oyster" comes the colorful story of a way of life that for hundreds of years has defined much of America's coastlines but is slowly disappearing. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)639.2097445Technology Agriculture & related technologies Hunting, fishing, conservation Commercial fishing, whaling, sealingLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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