Rough Crossing: An Alaskan Fisherwoman's Memoir

by Rosemary McGuire

2018 WILLA Literary Award Finalist in Creative Nonfiction from Women Writing the West

Knowing next to nothing about fishing, Rosemary McGuire signed on to the crew of the Arctic Storm in Homer, Alaska, looking for money and experience. Cold, hard work and starkly sexist harassment were what she found. Here is her story of life on a fishing boat as the only woman crew member. Both an adult coming-of-age tale and a candid look at the Alaskan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826358020
• ISBN13: 9780826358028
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.9"