SERVANTS OF THE FISH: A Portrait of Newfoundland After the Great COD Collapse - Hardcover

Arms, Myron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0942679296 ISBN 13: 9780942679298

Publisher: UPPER ACCESS INC.,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

As the last of the northern cod disappeared from the fishing banks of eastern North America during the waning years of the 20th century, more than just fish faced the threat of extinction. In communities all around the island of Newfoundland, thousands of fishermen and their families suddenly found themselves confronted by a similar threat.Servants of the Fish is the story of these people, who are at once the perpetrators and the victims of this event. As he did in his best-selling Riddle of the Ice, Arms employs the drama of the voyage to bring readers face to face with the people and the geography of the tale he tells. It is the tale of a particular time and place. Yet it is also an allegory of sorts-about predators and prey, about greed and denial, and about our collective ability as human beings to destroy natural systems once thought to be infinite.

About this title

About the Author:

Myron Arms is writer, lecturer, and professional small-boat sailor. His previous books include the best-seller Riddle of the Ice, and more recently Servants of the Fish. He has published numerous articles in Cruising World, Blue Water Sailing, and many other sailing and adventure magazines. Readers may sample his other writing and sailing adventures at www.myronarms.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: UPPER ACCESS INC.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0942679296
• ISBN 13: 9780942679298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250