Down to the Sea. The true saga of an Australian fishing dynasty

Little, John
ISBN: 1405036052 Categories: ,

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For over a century the Warren family has earned a hard and dangerous living, fishing out of Eden on the south coast of New South Wales. From the family’s first fisherman, Old Ike, plying the coast in an open sailing boat in the late nineteenth century, to the Warrens today, using satellites and computers; from handlining to the brutal efficiency of purse seining, we witness a century of profound change that has forever altered the nature of our oceans. As the seasons unfold, and generations come and go, there emerges an intimate portrait of a family earning their living in a perilous and unforgiving environment. Through depression, war, shipwreck and storm, record catches and bitter disappointments, fights and family feuds, the Warrens have endured in a game where only the hardiest survive.
266 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables, map, ports. ; 24 cm #150122
Warren family. | Fishers — New South Wales — Eden — Biography. | Fishing — New South Wales — Eden — History.

Additional Information

AuthorLittle, John
Number of pages266 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables, map, ports. ; 24 cm
PublisherPan Macmillan, Sydney
Year Published2004
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

New

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