Synopses & Reviews
This is Upton's award winning account of a commercial fishing season in Southeast Alaska - the lonely hours at sea as well as the close community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sun; the difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation. In this new third edition from Epicenter Press, Alaska Blues remains a powerful evocation of time and place - of a people and their way of life, and haunting, beautiful shores that draw them back, season after season.
Synopsis
Upton's award-winning account of a season commercial fishing in Southeast Alaska - the lonely hours at sea aboard his 30-foot boat, the Doreen, as well as the close community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sun; the difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation.
Synopsis
Joe Upton was a commercial fisherman for twenty-five years in Alaska and Maine. He lives with his wife on Bainbridge Island, Washington and Vinalhaven Island, Maine.
Table of Contents
Preface to the 1998 edition -- Charts of the Inside Passage -- The beginning -- The Inside Passage to Alaska -- Southeastern Alaska -- Trolling for salmon -- The ruins -- Gill-netting -- The packers, or tenders -- Purse seining -- Halibut fishing -- Skiff fishing -- Fall -- Home -- The Alaska blues.