Down in Bristol Bay: High Tides, Hangovers, and Harrowing Experiences on Alaska's Last Frontier [Hardcover]

R. A.; Durr, Bob Durr (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; 1St Edition edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312205295
• ISBN-13: 978-0312205294
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,173,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, November 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Down in Bristol Bay: High Tides, Hangovers, and Harrowing Experiences on Alaska's Last Frontier (Hardcover)

Not a great book but a good book and very enjoyable reading. Writing style makes for easy reading and understanding. I don't quite know how Durr's family takes to his exploits, but he seems to be having a good time chasing his dream. More power too him. Would recommend it to anyone wanting to read about a guy doing his own thing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic writing style and moving evocation of life in Alas, June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Down in Bristol Bay: High Tides, Hangovers, and Harrowing Experiences on Alaska's Last Frontier (Hardcover)

the power of language, refernces to Greek gods and the danger and thrills of commercial fishing in Alaska; this book is poetry and passion. i pray that Bob Durr will continue writing his life experiences. the paragraph containing the description of the ocean at sunset as the fish swim in the waves and are lit up by the brilliant colors; is the best epiphany ever expressed. wish i had the words to describe how good this book is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, December 31, 2002

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Sofranko (Mount Pleasant, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Down in Bristol Bay: High Tides, Hangovers, and Harrowing Experiences on Alaska's Last Frontier (Paperback)

This book is a describes a man's struggle to break from the "creature comforts" world to live and fish in Bristol Bay, Alaska. It told a story that was captivating because when reading, you always wanting to know what was going to happen next. The story tells of a man who achieves having the best of both worlds ands puts the utimate dream to the test. I would highly recommend this book to all adventurists and those who would like to "escape" to the alaska frontier; if not in reality, then through this book.