Alaska Blues. A Story Of Freedom, Risk, And Living Your Dream

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Epicenter Press Inc
Publisher Place: Edmonds, Washington
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: Reprint

Description: 234 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. A Season Of Fishing, Living On The Edge, Surviving Not Only On The Whims Of Nature But Also The Shifting Fortunes Of The Fishing Industry

Publishers Description: "...A beautifully written book about commercial fishing in coastal waters. Joe Upton delivers both the reality and romance of Southeast Alaska."--David Guterson, author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" FOR SEVEN MONTHS Joe Upton steered his 30-foot boat, the "Doreen," through the open channels and narrow, twisting passageways of Southeast Alaska, living the life of an itinerant commercial fisherman far from home. This is Upton's award-winning account of that season--the lonely hours at sea as well as the close community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sunshine; the difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation. "Alaska Blues" endures as a powerful and enduring portrait of a time and place--of a people and their way of life and the haunting, beautiful shores that draw them back, season after season.

ISBN: 9780979047091