Alaska Blues: A Story of Freedom, Risk, and Living Your Dream

FOR SEVEN MONTHS Joe Upton steered his 30-foot boat, the "Doreen," through the open channels and narrow, twisting passageways of Southeast Alaska, living the life of an itinerant commercial fisherman far from home.This is Upton's award-winning account of that season--the lonely hours at sea as well as the close community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sunshine; the difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation. "Alaska Blues" endures as a powerful and enduring portrait of a time and place--of a people and their way of life and the haunting, beautiful shores that draw them back, season after season.

• | Author: Joe Upton
• | Publisher: Epicenter Press (WA)
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 258 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0979047099
• | ISBN-13: 9780979047091