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

Kurlansky, Mark

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ISBN 10: 0345487273 ISBN 13: 9780345487278

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 2008

Riassunto

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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Praise for Mark Kurlansky’s The Big Oyster

“Part treatise, part miscellany, unfailingly entertaining.”
–The New York Times

“Suffused with [Kurlansky’s] pleasure in exploring the city across ground that hasn’t already been covered with other writers’ footprints.”
–Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Fascinating stuff . . . [Kurlansky] has a keen eye for odd facts and natural detail.”
–The Wall Street Journal

“Kurlansky packs his breezy book with terrific anecdotes.”
–Entertainment Weekly

“Magnificent . . . a towering achievement.”
–Associated Press

L'autore

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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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0345487273
• ISBN 13: 9780345487278
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 269