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All Fishermen Are Liars

True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar

All Fishermen Are Liars( )
Author: Greenlaw, Linda
ISBN:978-1-4013-9996-2
Publication Date:Jul 2004
Publisher:Hachette Books
Imprint:Hachette Books
Book Format:Digital download
List Price:USD $65.00
Book Description:

Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other fishermen, who are sitting on the...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Fishing
Author Biography
Greenlaw, Linda (Author)
Linda Greenlaw studied English and government at Colby College. During the summer after her freshman year, she became a cook and deckhand on the fishing boat Walter Leeman. She continued working on the boat during free time and vacations, and after graduating from college in 1983. She became a swordfish captain in 1986. She was featured in the book and film The Perfect Storm.

She has written several books including the nonfiction works The Hungry Ocean, The Lobster Chronicles, All Fishermen Are Liars, and Seaworthy: A Swordfish Boat Captain Returns to the Sea as well as a cookbook entitled Recipes from a Very Small Island and two mystery novels entitled Slipknot and Fisherman's Bend. She won the U.S. Maritime Literature Award in 2003 and the New England Book Award for nonfiction in 2004.

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