Spartina

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Synopsis
A classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate story of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outbursts against the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from the sea.

Pierce's one great passion, a fifty-foot fishing boat called Spartina, lies unfinished in his back yard. Determined to get the funds he needs to buy her engine, he finds himself taking a foolish, dangerous risk. But his real test comes when he must weather a storm at sea in order to keep his dream alive. Moving and poetic, Spartina is a masterly story of one man's ongoing struggle to find his place in the world.

Winner of the 1989 National Book Award

Copyright:
1989

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
375 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780394500980
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
John Casey
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
Submitted By:
Worth Trust
Proofread By:
Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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