Alone at Sea : Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen, 1623-1939

At once a search for the story of a grandfather lost at sea and the de: history of Gloucester, its fleet, and its rise and fall as the leading fishing port in America. John Moms has constructed a panoramic story of the town that still lives in our minds as the quintessential hub of the fishing industry. Grand in scope, the story stretches over centuries, involving hundreds of characters and stories of countless tragedies and triumphs. It is, as Gloucester historian and author Joseph E. Garland remarked, " a masterpiece that's been waiting generations to be told and the most complete and compelling history of Gloucester fishing ever written." Complete with photographs, charts, and data, rich in historical detail and personal anecdote, Morris's book, here available in paperback, will be the standard by which all future histories will be judged What a town! What a story! Book jacket.