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Title Red summer : the danger, madness, and exaltation of salmon fishing in a remote Alaskan village / Bill Carter.
Author Carter, Bill, 1966-
Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2008.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  639.2 CAR    Check Shelves
Edition 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description xv, 234 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Summary "Set in the tiny Native village of Egegik on the shores of Alaska's Bristol Bay, Bill Carter's Red Summer is the thrilling story of one man's journey from novice to seasoned fisherman over the course of four beautiful, brutal summers in one of the earth's few remaining wild places. As millions of salmon race toward their annual spawning grounds, Carter learns the ancient, backbreaking trade of the set net fisherman, one of the most exhilarating and dangerous jobs in the world."--Cover flap.
Subject Set net fisheries -- Alaska.
Sockeye salmon fishing -- Alaska -- Bristol Bay.
Eskimos -- Fishing -- Alaska.
Bristol Bay (Alaska)
ISBN 9780743297066 : $25.00
0743297067