Distant Water: The Fate of the North Atlantic Fisherman
This account tells of the last days of the factory trawlers that fished for cod and herring in the North Atlantic.
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- Penguin Group
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN-13
- 9780140069679
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Topics
- Commercial fishingNorth Atlantic fisheriesMaritime industry
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1983)
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