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The Lobster Coast (Paperback)

By Colin Woodard
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Description

This lively book reveals a little known culture that predates the Pilgrims and has remained true to the earliest version of the American Dream: an egalitarian, self-reliant republic. The self-sufficient lobstermen of the Maine coast are models of environmental prudence: at a time when the fishing industry is in crisis, they have conserved the bounty of their waters, even as the once-humble lobster has become a coveted delicacy. How denizens of the coast achieved this balance, even as they withstood assaults from everyone from French raiders to rapacious land speculators, makes for a "stellar informal history ... a primer for conservation and the effects of bad politics" (The Kingston Observer).

About the Author

Colin Woodard is a Maine native and the author of Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas. He is a regular contributor to the Christian Science Monitor and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Praise for The Lobster Coast…

[A] well-researched and well-written cultural and ecological history of stubborn perseverance. (USA Today) A beautifully considered history...Woodard's admiration for lobster culture is stirring...[Mainers'] feisty pluck remains undiminished in the face of obstacles. (Newsday) Delves deeply and reflectively into the history of the coast of Maine and its people. (The Boston Globe) [A] well-researched and well-written cultural and ecological history of stubborn perseverance. (USA Today) Woodard doesn't disguise his pique. Maine is worth fighting for-as is any village with distinctly etched local character and community. (The Christian Science Monitor) A triumph (Bookpage) Lively (The Economist) Lucid...engaging (Publishers Weekly) Thought-provoking...Woodard is a talented writer, a skilled journalist....lively reading for history buffs...an important book for any Maine lover's bookshelf. (Bangor Daily News) A feast...Woodard uses the lobster to tell the whole history of Maine. (Working Waterfront) Highly engaging, intelligent (Down East) Horrifying account of political intrigue and bloody battles between Indians, colonists and just about everybody else ...I'd make it required reading. (Bar Harbor Times) A rocketing speed-boat ride through Maine's history-with an underlying engine hum of ecological awareness and concern. (Maine Harbors) Tells the lobster's tale in satisfying depth and breadth. Shines a clear light through the mystery and lore of Maine. (Northern Sky News)

Product Details ISBN-10: 0143035347
ISBN-13: 9780143035343
Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 05/01/2005
Pages: 384
Language: English