Skipjack
The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen
In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains as they battle man and nature to control the fate of their island villages and oyster fleet. Through these lively characters, White paints a vivid picture of life on a skip - jack, a wooden oystering sailboat as they dredge for oysters—a favorite staple of iconic American seafood cuisine for over a hundred years. But this last vestige of American sailing culture is rapidly dying. State officials have mismanaged the waters, putting sport above business, and modernization above tradition. These captains must set aside their rivalry to fight for their very livelih…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4299-8483-6
- EAN: 9781429984836
- Produktnummer: 22459660
- Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 491 KB
- Abbildungen: Includes eight pages of black-and-white photographs
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