Spartina
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- Synopsis
- Winner of the 1989 National Book AwardA classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionatestory of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island'sNarragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outburstsagainst the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from thesea.Pierce's one great passion, a fifty-foot fishing boat called Spartina, lies unfinished inhis back yard. Determined to get the funds he needs to buy her engine, he finds himselftaking a foolish, dangerous risk. But his real test comes when he must weather a storm atsea in order to keep his dream alive. Moving and poetic, Spartina is a masterly story ofone man's ongoing struggle to find his place in the world.
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804153737
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375702686
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 09/17/14
- Copyrighted By:
- John Casey
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.