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Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork

An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices—humorous, bitter and bewildered—are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore.

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From the Trade Paperback edition.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 339 pages

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