The Lobster Chronicles Life on a Very Small Island

by Greenlaw, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780786866779
• ISBN10: 0786866772
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-10
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

Declared a triumph by the New York Times Book Review, Linda Greenlaws first book, The Hungry Ocean, appeared on nearly every major bestseller list in the country. Now, taking a break from the swordfishing career that earned her a major role in The Perfect Storm, Greenlaw returns to Isle au Hauta tiny Maine island with a population of 70 year-round residents, 30 of whom are Greenlaws relatives.With a Clancy-esque talent for fascinating technical detail and a Keillor-esque eye for the drama of small-town life, Greenlaw offers her take on everything from rediscovering home, love, and family to island characters and the best way to cook and serve a lobster. But Greenlaw also explores the islands darker side, including a tragic boating accident and a century-old conflict with a neighboring community. Throughout, Greenlaw maintains the straight-shooting, funny, and slightly scrappy style that has won her so many fans, and proves once again that fishermen are still the best storytellers around.

Author Biography

Linda Greenlaw has been a deep-sea fisherman for 18 years, becoming the first and only female swordfish captain in the Grand Banks Fleet. This career earned her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger's runaway bestseller, The Perfect Storm and a protrayal in the subsequent film. She was raised in Maine and graduated from Colby College. Greenlaw now lives on Isle au Haut, Maine, where she captains a lobster boat.

Table of Contents

Note From the Author	xi
Lobsters	1	(6)
Launching	7	(12)
The Lobster Association	19	(14)
Rita	33	(10)
Setting Out	43	(12)
The Lighthouse Committee	55	(26)
Changing the Water	81	(14)
Stern-Fabio	95	(6)
Gear War	101	(6)
The First Casualty	107	(10)
Old Wounds	117	(8)
Emergency Medicine	125	(10)
James Spencer Greenlaw	135	(14)
Geology	149	(18)
Bipolorization	167	(14)
Lengthening Out	181	(10)
The Foghorn	191	(6)
The Little Lobsterman	197	(4)
Perseverance	201	(12)
My Two Husbands	213	(8)
Dorethea Dodge	221	(2)
First Light	223	(10)
Epilogue	233	(4)
Acknowledgments	237	(2)
Map	239