The Last Fish Tale, Mark Kurlansky
The Last Fish Tale, Mark Kurlansky
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The Last Fish Tale
The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, Americas Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town

Author: Mark Kurlansky

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 6 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/03/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

This is the tale of our earths disappearing fisheries and a vanishing way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history. The colorful, exuberant story of the fishing town of Gloucester is the lens through which Kurlansky looks at a global tale. Gloucester was established in 1623 as a codfishing station. Today, it struggles on, its future uncertain. The Last Fish Tale is a wakeup call to a tragedy in the making.

About Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling and James A. Beard Award–winning author of 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; Salt: A World History; The Basque History of the World; Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; The White Man in the Tree (a collection of short stories); and several other books. Boogaloo on Second Avenue is his first novel. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ken

Highly readable account of the history and culture of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It’s filled with tidbits I did not know about, not just about Gloucester’s history as a fishing port but also as a haven for painters and writers. A lot of the details of “The Last Fish Tale” connect neatly with Kurlans......more

Goodreads review by Chana

Fascinating, but gloomy with the sea being so depleted of fish. It seems that the simple answer of outlawing bottom trawlers is too politically complex so instead they instituted ridiculous regulatory laws that result in huge amounts of fish, dead already, being thrown overboard due to the regulatio......more

Goodreads review by jersey9000

Man, I love this dude. His writing style, and choices of topics, are a great way to explore history. he has the ability to take one, seemingly singular topic, and apply it to the broader history of humanity in general. This was true in his previous works Salt and Cod, and it applies here as well. in......more

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