A Culture Worth Saving: Never too late

By Robert P. Jones

Book Overview

Florida and fishing have been synonymous since Admiral Pedro Men'ndez de Avil's founded St. Augustine in 1565. He brought myriad tradesmen, including net makers and fishermen who harvested seafood for sustenance and trade. From 1880 through 1925, four million Italian immigrants arrived in the United States, along with immigrants from Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Scotland, and Scandinavia. Thousands of families migrated to Florida, searching for economic and political freedom. Thankfully, many chose commercial fishing. Floridas fishing industry has long been a melting pot of diverse languages, customs, and characters. Robert P. Jones, a modern-day gunslinger for commercial fishing for nearly 50 years, has compiled a comprehensive and fascinating book about the people who created the Florida commercial fishing culturea culture he has dedicated his career to saving.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432783084
• ISBN13: 9781432783082
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"