Flatheads and Spooneys: Fishing for a Living in the Ohio River Valley

by Jens Lund

Book Overview

Since the early 1800s, people have made a living fishing and harvesting mussels in the lower Ohio Valley. These river folk are conscious of an occupational and social identity separate from those who earn their living from the land. Sustained by a shared love of the river, deriving joy from the beauty of their chosen environment, and feeling great pride in their ability to subsist on its wild resources and to master the skills required to make a living...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813129680
• ISBN13: 9780813129686
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher