The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Hachette BooksISBN-13:9780786864515ISBN-10:786864516UPC:9780786864515Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Water Sports, Fishing, WomenBook Topic:SailingAward:2000 Alex Awards Winner - Adult/For Young Adults AwardSize:8.66 x 5.72 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SC432RTM5Z
The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat captain, isn't flattered when people insist on calling her one. "I am a woman. I am a fisherman. . . I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl. If anything else, I am a thirty-seven-year-old tomboy. It's a word I have never outgrown." Greenlaw also happens to be...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hachette BooksISBN-13:9780786864515ISBN-10:786864516UPC:9780786864515Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Water Sports, Fishing, WomenBook Topic:SailingAward:2000 Alex Awards Winner - Adult/For Young Adults AwardSize:8.66 x 5.72 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SC432RTM5Z
Linda Greenlaw has been a deep-sea fisherman for 18 years, becoming the first and only female swordfish captain in the Grand Banks Fleet. This career earned her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger's runaway bestseller, The Perfect Storm and a protrayal in the subsequent film. She was raised in Maine and graduated from Colby College. Greenlaw now lives on Isle au Haut, Maine, where she captains a...
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🏆 2000 Alex Awards Winner - Adult/For Young Adults Award
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