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FishcampNancy Lord
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Fishcamp

261 pagesFirst published 19973 editions
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"In Fishcamp, Nancy Lord shares with us the natural and cultural history of the place near Cook Inlet, Alaska, where she and her partner have made a living, and a life, salmon fishing for the past eighteen years."--BOOK JACKET. "With poetic cadence and magical tone, Lord writes of her life from June to August, days filled with the mending of nets, the muscle-wrenching labor of the catch, the exquisite pleasure of an improvised hot-tub, and the often subtle beauty of the inlet's flora and fauna. Woven throughout Lord's adventures is the deeper history of the region - stories and legends of the…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionCounterpoint20002619781582430706
HardcoverShearwater Books19972619781559635257
EditionIsland Press1997—9781559634779
Natural historySocial life and customsHistoryBiographyFisheriesSciences naturellesPêche sportiveSaumons