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

Contributor(s): Kurlansky, Mark (Author)

ISBN: 9781594483745

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Binding Types:

Paperback

$27.00

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$39.95 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$38.75 (100+ copies: $38.00)

List/retail price:

$27.00

Pub Date: May 5, 2009

Dewey: 639.2097445

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 0.64" H x 7.78" L x 5.06" W ( 0.51 lbs) 320 pages

BISAC Categories:

History | United States | State and Local New England CT MA ME NH RI VT | Technology and Engineering | Fisheries and Aquaculture

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Cod, Salt," and "The Big Oyster" comes the colorful story of a way of life that for hundreds of years has defined much of America's coastlines but is slowly disappearing. Illustrated.

Review Quotes: "A heartfelt tribute...as beautifully-written as the fondest and best-crafted eulogy."
-Boston Globe

"A colorful history of Gloucester...rich, varied, and satisfying, just like a good chowder."
-Entertainment Weekly

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