The Western Flyer
Subtitle: Steinbeck's boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the saga of Pacific fisheries
By: Kevin M. Bailey
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780226116761
Subjects: Fisheries; Sardine fisheries; Western Flyer (Ship)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.
Table of contents: title: An iconic boat, Steinbeck, and Pacific fisheries; title: Western Flyer; title: Setting the stage; title: The Sea of Cortez; title: A grand trip on the Western Flyer; title: The California sardine fishery; title: A story of fortune, politics, and woe; title: What happened to the sardines?; title: The ecological view of Ed Ricketts; title: Rose-colored sea; title: Captain Dan Luketa and the Pacific Ocean perch fishery; title: North to Alaska; title: The return of the Western Flyer to the Aleutians and the red king crab fishery; title: The gemini years; title: A tale of the red-fleshed Pacific salmon; title: The long road home; title: End of the voyage.