Chasin' Crustaceans (eBook)

Stories Behind the Names of Maine Lobsterboats

Victor Cole (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
128 Seiten
Down East Books (Verlag)
978-1-60893-449-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This charming book collects the stories behind the names of Maine lobsterboats. Some of the names are of children, or of loved ones who’ve passed on; some are religious or inspirational, and some are downright funny. But the stories behind them are all interesting and reveal an inside look at Maine fishing culture.

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Along the Maine coast, the distinctive lobster boat is ubiquitous, and fisherman devote nearly as much time and effort naming their boats as their children. In this charming little volume, Victor Cole has reached out to hundreds of lobstermen and collected the stories behind the names of their boats. Some of the names are of children, or of loved ones who've passed on; some are religious or inspirational, and some are downright funny. But the stories behind them are all interesting and reveal something about Maine's fishing culture.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.7.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Atlantic Ocean • Buoy • Fishing • Gulf of Maine • New England • shellfish • Trap
• ISBN-10: 1-60893-449-7 / 1608934497
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60893-449-2 / 9781608934492