The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town - Hardcover

Kurlansky, Mark

 
9780345487278: The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town

Synopsis

The best-selling author of Cod and Salt journeys to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America's oldest fishing port, to provide a close up look at the history of of the town, how fishing and the culture of fishing have defined the coastal region, and how the disappearance of this ancient way of life has transformed Gloucester. 60,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling and James A. Beard Award winning author of many books, including Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell; and Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea, as well as the novel Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue. He is the winner of a Bon Appétit American Food and Entertaining Award for Food Writer of the Year, and the Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award for Food Book of the year, as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in New York City.

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