{"product_id":"9780979047091","title":"Alaska Blues: A Story of Freedom, Risk, and Living Your Dream","description":"\"...A beautifully written book about commercial fishing in coastal waters. Joe Upton delivers both the reality and romance of Southeast Alaska.\"--David Guterson, author of \"Snow Falling on Cedars\"\u003cp\u003eFOR SEVEN MONTHS Joe Upton steered his 30-foot boat, the \"Doreen,\" through the open channels and narrow, twisting passageways of Southeast Alaska, living the life of an itinerant commercial fisherman far from home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Upton's award-winning account of that season--the lonely hours at sea as well as the close community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sunshine; the difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alaska Blues\" endures as a powerful and enduring portrait of a time and place--of a people and their way of life and the haunting, beautiful shores that draw them back, season after season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epicenter Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47621355045104,"sku":"9780979047091","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780979047091_p0.jpg?v=1763875149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780979047091","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}