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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting > Fishing, angling
Finalist for the 2017 Washington State Book Award in General
Nonfiction / History The plaque said this was the winter fishing
hut of Thuridur Einarsdottir, one of Iceland's greatest fishing
captains, and that she lived from 1777 to 1863. "Wait,"
anthropologist and former seawoman Margaret Willson said. "She??"
So began a quest. Were there more Icelandic seawomen? Most
Icelanders said no, and, after all, in most parts of the world
fishing is considered a male profession. What could she expect in
Iceland? She found a surprise. This book is a glimpse into the
lives of vibrant women who have braved the sea for centuries. Their
accounts include the excitement, accidents, trials, and
tribulations of fishing in Iceland from the historic times of small
open rowboats to today's high-tech fisheries. Based on extensive
historical and field research, Seawomen of Iceland allows the
seawomen's voices to speak directly with strength, intelligence,
and - above all - a knowledge of how to survive. This engaging
ethnographic narrative will intrigue both general and academic
readers interested in maritime culture, the anthropology of work,
Nordic life, and gender studies.
A group of buddies set off on a fishing trip to a remote lake in
eastern Canada. Whether they make it back depends on some bailing
wire, spit, pluck, and a little bit of luck. Along the way there
are helicopters, Ohioans, cases of beer and an encounter in Monte
Carlo. Did we mention the beer?
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