Bering Sea Blues: A Crabber's Tale of FEAR in the Icy North

by Joe Upton

Book Overview

This a gripping memoir of a winter season of crab-fishing in the Bering Sea, filled with scary moments, killer ice, dangerous work, and-for the lucky ones-financial rewards. For others, survival was their reward. Just 25, Joe Upton was the youngest guy aboard when the 104-foot Flood Tide pulled out of Seattle in March 1971 headed for Dutch Harbor with 700-pound crab pots stacked three deep on her deck. The top-heavy load caused some anxious moments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193534711X
• ISBN13: 9781935347118
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Epicenter Press (WA)
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 7.7"