Working the Sea: Misadventures, Ghost Stories, and Life Lessons From a Maine Lobsterman (Updated and Expanded)

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Synopsis
Working the Sea is the story of a Maine fisherman’s life, a collection of memories and teachings from a master storyteller.

Author Wendell Seavey, who grew up in the 1940s in the fishing village that inspired this story, avoids the overly romantic or picturesque language of other fishing and working-class narratives, writing in a true Downeast Yankee voice and candidly describing both the joys and hardships of the fishing life. Seavey is firmly rooted in the fishing traditions of his community and family, and the book reflects these deep roots. But his perspectives and observations are unique and at times unexpected as he travels across the United States, engages in psychic and spiritual activity, develops an environmental philosophy of life, and meets a host of memorable countercultural characters.

Seavey also shares practical lessons about approaching life’s “insurmountable obstacles” and getting past them, and about his transformation from a “fisherman-user” to a “fisherman-ecologist” striving to be part of the cycle of life.

This new edition includes an account of the author’s two-year sojourn in Texas as well as several other new stories.

Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
322 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781556439148
Publisher:
North Atlantic Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Wendell Seavey
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Technology, Sociology
Submitted By:
Daproim Africa
Proofread By:
Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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