| Blues Contributor(s): Hersey, John (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0394757025 ISBN-13: 9780394757025 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1988 Annotation: The pleasures of a summer's bluefishing off Martha's Vineyard are marvelously evoked as John Hersey reflects upon the angler's art, wonders of the teeming oceans where fish and fisherman confront each other, and the web of interdependence they share. 14 drawings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Fish - Sports & Recreation | Fishing - Nature | Animals - Marine Life |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 87045942 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.2" W x 8.08" (0.52 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the revered Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and writer, comes his National Bestseller on one of the world's oldest and most popular activities, fishing. Presented in narrative form as a conversation between a Fisherman and the Stranger, Hersey draws upon his own experiences and passion as the fisherman reflects on the age old sport, offering his own insights and thoughts. From the depths of the ocean to the creatures near the shore, Hersey perfectly answers why fishing has been such an integral part of humanity. "Almost no one has answered "why fish?" better than Mr. Hersey . . . what he does best of all is evoke wonder."--New York Times Book Review "Blues is, of course, about much more than the pleasures and techniqu3es of fishing; it is, as Fisherman tells Stranger, about interconnections--the ties between mankind and the natural world, among others."--The New Yorker "Wonderful . . . He gives us a rich and vivid sense of ocean life. . . . The whole thing is as stately as a minuet, and as graceful."--Chicago Sun-Times |