Oct 13 2009
The Last Fish Tale by Mark Kurlansky
The Last Fish Tale by Mark Kurlansky
Like Mark Kurlansky’s other books, including Salt and Cod, his most recent, The Last Fish Tale, explores one subject in great detail. In this case, the book could have easily been called Gloucester. The narrative explores local Gloucester, Mass from past to present, covering fishing industry issues it has faced and how the city has progressed since then.
This book was particularly relevant to me, as I spent three frigid months last winter living out of a motel there, working on day-fishing boats for my job as a National Marine Fisheries Observer. Since working at The Globe Corner Bookstore, I appreciate being dry, not being covered in fish slime, and being on solid ground. Still, I miss Gloucester. So when I picked up this book recently, I was transported back to that unique town.
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