Flatheads & Spooneys

Flatheads & Spooneys Fishing for a Living in the Ohio River Valley - The Ohio River Valley Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

A folklorist and educator describes the activities, boats, gear, verbal lore, and sense of identity of the subsistence-level fisher men and women of the lower Ohio River Valley, many of whom are descendents of the nomadic, houseboat-dwelling fisherfolk who flourished on the river from the early 19th century to the 1950s. Fine b&w photographs. Annot

Book information

ISBN: 9780813119274
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Pub date:
DEWEY: 398.0977
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 209
Weight: 567g
Height: 241mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 25mm