{"product_id":"when-the-island-had-fish-the-remarkable-story-of-a-maine-fishing-community-9781684750788","title":"When the Island Had Fish: The Remarkable Story of a Maine Fishing Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Island had Fish is the story of a tiny island, Vinalhaven Maine, that offers a close look at the significant history of Maine fishing particularly, but also provides a meditation on America's past and future. Vinalhaven's fishing history is in every way America's history. It's a story of habitations by native peoples and European-American settlers, their use of natural resources, their communities and kin, and their efforts to find ways to live in a harsh environment. Anyone interested in creating a viable collective future will learn from reading about the Penobscot Bay fisheries and fishermen, and about Vinalhaven's citizens' expansive knowledge of craft, husbandry, self-governance and community independence, and interdependence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanna Malamud Smith has lectured and has published widely nationally and internationally. She is the author of four books. The first two, Private Matters. (1997) and A Potent Spell. (2003) were chosen as \"Notable Books\" by The New York Times Sunday Book Review. Her third, \"My Father is a book.\" (2006) was selected as a Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and a New York Times Editor's Choice. Two of her essays were reprinted in Best American Essays. Her most recent book is An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make their way to Mastery (2013). She writes regularly for Cognoscenti, an opinion website for WBUR a Boston NPR station.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Down East Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724888609042,"sku":"9781684750788","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a358a2e9-e3a5-4032-bbf6-d68cd24724d8.jpg?v=1734812517","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-island-had-fish-the-remarkable-story-of-a-maine-fishing-community-9781684750788","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}