Alone at Sea: Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen, 1623-1939
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (700 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0981943071 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Garland, writes in his foreward that Morris's work is ""absolutely authoritative"" and ""a masterpiece that's been waiting for generations to be told."". Then, in the middle of the 19th century, came dory fishing, and the skipper of a schooner could disperse upwards of a dozen one- and two-man dories over many miles of open ocean. Haunted by his grandfather's death, Morris spent more than ten years researching the lives of these hardy souls who set off from schooners in sturdy rowboats to fish the banks off the New England coast. Countless millions of fish were caught; over five thousand men were lost. Author John Morris is the grandson of a Gloucester dory fisherman who was lost at sea in the 1930s, at the very end of the great age of sail. One of Gloucester's greatest maritime historians, Joseph E. This detailed narrative boils down to the finest, most complete chronicle of the lives of Gloucester fishermen in the time of sail. It begins at a time when men stood side by side along a schooner's rail dropping baited hand lines to the seabed below. Each dory could lay as much as a mile of baited line across the seabed below, and with this change in technology the catch increased and Gloucester emerged as North America's premier fishing port
""Anyone interested in the history of Gloucester, the commercial fishing industry on which it was founded and the lives of those who engaged in the trade will want to get a copy of John Morris's Alone At Sea: Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen. The book covers the rise of Gloucester as one of the world's biggest and richest fishing ports from the 1700s up to the 1940s.""
Gloucester Fishermen James L. Murray For those who are interested in Gloucester, Massachusetts and the fishing industry, this book is a must read. A historical review of the trials and tribulations of fishing in this famous New England port. Includes numerous photographs.. "Alone at Sea" Receiving Rave Reviews This carefully researched book reveals for the first time the glory days of Gloucester, Massachusetts, during the Age of Sail, when the city was North America's premier fishing port. The author's Grandfather, Stephen Olssen, drowned at sea in 1935 after "Alone at Sea" Receiving Rave Reviews Laura Fillmore This carefully researched book reveals for the first time the glory days of Gloucester, Massachusetts, during the Age of Sail, when the city was North America's premier fishing port. The author's Grandfather, Stephen Olssen, drowned at sea in 1935 after 40 years working as a dory fisherman. His grandson, autho. 0 years working as a dory fisherman. His grandson, autho. Quite An Accomplishment I was in the Gloucester library researching fishing schooners. The librarian recommended Morris' book. She said he'd been driving into Gloucester to spend his weekends researching his book for a decade. The dedication shows. ALONE AT SEA is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to understand fishing in the