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

Kurlansky, Mark

ISBN 10: 0345487273 / ISBN 13: 9780345487278

Editore: Ballantine Books, 2008

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Codice articolo E03L-00870

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.

Informazioni sull'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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Titolo: The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic...
Casa editrice: Ballantine Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Very Good
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