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Red Summer : The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village by Bill Carter (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-100743297067
ISBN-139780743297066
eBay Product ID (ePID)62098316
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Book TitleRed Summer : the Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicAnimals / Fish, Polar Regions, General, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Customs & Traditions, Fisheries & Aquaculture
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Travel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
AuthorBill Carter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height9.2 in
Item Weight14.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"Go fall off the edge of the earth and you just might get to a place where life still throbs. Bill Carter fell and felt the blasts of the Bering Sea blow away our pious lies about ourselves and the thing we call nature. This vivid and engaging book sketches the way to get home before we kill all hope of home. And the fishing ain't bad either."-- Charles Bowden author ofDown by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family, ...A vivid chronicle of life in Egekik, an isolated village in the Aleutian chain and an outset of struggling families who depend on nature's cycle to survive.--National Geographic Adventure|9780743297066|, "A simple but satisfying blend of memoir, cultural anthropology and environmental analysis" -- Kirkus, "Go fall off the edge of the earth and you just might get to a place where life still throbs. Bill Carter fell and felt the blasts of the Bering Sea blow away our pious lies about ourselves and the thing we call nature. This vivid and engaging book sketches the way to get home before we kill all hope of home. And the fishing ain't bad either." -- CHARLES BOWDEN author of "Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family", " Red Summer is about life at the extreme edge of the food chain, and nowhere is the food chain more violent, more awesome or more intense than in Egekik." -- New York Times Book Review, "Red Summer is a wonderful book about a rare subject, the mysterious pleasure of brutally hard work. Bill Carter proves again that he is a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer."-- Jim Harrison, " Red Summe r is a wonderful book about a rare subject, the mysterious pleasure of brutally hard work. Bill Carter proves again that he is a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer." -- Jim Harrison, "Red Summeris about life at the extreme edge of the food chain, and nowhere is the food chain more violent, more awesome or more intense than in Egekik."--New York Times Book Review, "...An honest, refreshingly understated look at a profession that's known for, well, exaggeration>"--Outside Magazine, "Go fall off the edge of the earth and you just might get to a place where life still throbs. Bill Carter fell and felt the blasts of the Bering Sea blow away our pious lies about ourselves and the thing we call nature. This vivid and engaging book sketches the way to get home before we kill all hope of home. And the fishing ain't bad either." -- Charles Bowden author of Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family, ...A vivid chronicle of life in Egekik, an isolated village in the Aleutian chain and an outset of struggling families who depend on nature's cycle to survive. -- National Geographic Adventure|9780743297066|, "Red Summeris a wonderful book about a rare subject, the mysterious pleasure of brutally hard work. Bill Carter proves again that he is a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer." -- JIM HARRISON, "...An honest, refreshingly understated look at a profession that's known for, well, exaggeration>" -- Outside Magazine
SynopsisA vivid, unforgettable account of the danger, pain, and joy of working on a salmon fishing boat and living in a small village on the farthest edge of Alaska Set in the tiny Native village of Egegik on the shores of Alaska's Bristol Bay, Bill Carter's Red Summer is the thrilling story of one man's journey from novice to seasoned fisherman over the course of four beautiful, brutal summers in one of the earth's few remaining wild places. As millions of salmon race toward their annual spawning grounds, Carter learns the ancient, backbreaking trade of the set net fisherman, one of the most exhilarating and dangerous jobs in the world. Housed in a dilapidated shack with no hot water and boarded-up windows that keep the bears at bay, Carter spends his days battling the elements on the river and his nights drinking whiskey with a memorable group of hardworking, hard-living characters. There's Sharon, the tough, charismatic woman who runs Carter's fishing crew; Carl, her stoic but warmhearted colleague; and a half-dozen local fishermen, many born and raised in this unforgiving place. Their stories -- harrowing, touching, full of humor -- all underscore the credo of the village's fishermen: Do the work or leave . Carter's crew is imperiled a number of times as tides rise, nets are snagged, and the weight of too many fish threatens to sink their boat. Written with gusto and honesty, Red Summer brims with astonishing human experience and joins the grand tradition of books written by great American outdoorsmen-writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Edward Abbey, Peter Matthiessen, and Sebastian Junger. Red Summer will appeal not only to fishermen, naturalists, adventurers, and armchair anthropologists alike but also to anyone who has ever yearned, however privately, to escape the bonds of modern civilization., Written with grace and honesty, this vivid account describes the danger and exaltation of working on a salmon fishing boat and living in a small village on the farthest edge of Alaska.
LC Classification NumberSH20
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