Description
Peter Matthiessen offers a poignant and deeply personal elegy for the vanishing culture of the surfmen and baymen of the South Fork of Long Island. Drawing on decades of intimate connection and personal experience as a fisherman himself, Matthiessen crafts a somber yet loving portrait of a community facing extinction. This work is a powerful testament to a way of life, exploring themes of tradition, environmental change, and the enduring human spirit in the face of inevitable loss. Through vivid prose and a profound sense of indignation and love, Matthiessen captures the essence of these men and their struggle against a changing world.
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paperback
Random House
Published Jan 1, 1986
339 pages
ISBN: 039454935X
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Details
First Published
1986
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Men's Lives by Peter Matthiessen.