Breaking the banks : representations and realities in New England fisheries, 1866-1966 /

McKenzie, Matthew G.,

Breaking the banks : representations and realities in New England fisheries, 1866-1966 / Representations and realities in New England fisheries, 1866-1966 Matthew McKenzie. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages). - Environmental history of the Northeast .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Mobilizing a Tradition: Gloucester and the Demise of the Schooner Fishery, 1866-1892; Chapter 2. The Benefits of Modern Fishing: Boston and the Birth of Heavy Trawling, 1905-1925; Chapter 3. Masking Industrial Realities: Schooner Racing, Industrial Fishing, and Federal Aid, 1919-1939; Chapter 4. Reinventing Tradition: New England Embraces Industrial Fishing; Chapter 5. The Consequences of Modern Fishing: Stock Declines, Labor Unrest, and International Competition Chapter 6. Invoking the Past, Ignoring the Present, Compromising the FutureConclusion; Notes; Index; Back Cover



9781613766385

2018024507


Fisheries--History--New England--19th century.
Fisheries--History--New England--20th century.
Haddock fisheries--History.--New England


Electronic Books.

SH221 / .B743 2018