For seven months, Joe Upton steered his thirty-foot boat, the Doreen, through the open channels and narrow, twisting passageways of Southeast Alaska, living the life of an itinerant commercial fisherman far from home. This is his award-winning account of that seasonthe lonely hours at sea as well as the close community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sun; the difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation. In this new third edition from Epicenter Press, Alaska Blues remains a powerful evocation of time and placeof a people and their way of life, and haunting, beautiful shores that draw them back, season after season.
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A beautifully written book about commercial fishing in coastal waters. Joe Upton delivers both the reality and romance of Southeast Alaska. --David Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Cedars
Alaska Blues is the moving, true account of a season of fishing, living on the edge, surviving not only on the whims of nature but also the shifting fortunes of the fishing industry. --Palo Alto, California, Daily News
One of the most unique sea sags ever writtenwonderfully awash in salt air and water. --Ernest K. Gann, author of The High and the Mighty
Alaska Blues is the moving, true account of a season of fishing, living on the edge, surviving not only on the whims of nature but also the shifting fortunes of the fishing industry. --Palo Alto, California, Daily News
One of the most unique sea sags ever writtenwonderfully awash in salt air and water. --Ernest K. Gann, author of The High and the Mighty
About the Author
Joe Upton was a commercial fisherman for 25 years in Alaska and Maine. He lives with his wife on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and Vinalhaven Island, Maine.
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My husband and I "went fishing" in Alaska for 15 years as trollers. We loved reading this book and found it very realistic as to what we experienced as new to the water, boats and commercial fishing. Upton is a very good storyteller. The book arrived in a timely manner and in excellent shape.
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I first read this book 30 years ago when I was in my twenties. I must say the images and the way of life has stuck with me. Joe Upton did a great job of telling his story. One that I will never forget.
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