Author

Publication

1997 - Island Press

Language

English

Word Count

65,250 words, Guess

Page Count

261 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781559634779
  • ISBN-101559634774
  • Better World Books9781559634779
  • Open LibraryOL50668725M

Classifications

  • DDC979.8/3

Description

"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 native Dena'ina people; anecdotes about past and current residents; descriptions of their neighbors, both human and animal, who, like Lord and her partner, live with fish."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

It's spring, and Ken and I are eager to get to fishcamp.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • FishcampIsland Press1997

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