Giant Bluefin

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Review “Whynott's superb report on the bluefin harpoon fishery takes readers to the old whaling grounds off Cape Cod and shows that the adventure and controversy associated with that extinct American industry survive today, on boats with names like Scratcher, Back Off, and Tenacious.” ―The New Yorker“Whynott portrays these "true sons of the whalers of old" with sympathy and understanding in a book filled with depth and drama.” ―Andrea Barrett, Outside Read more About the Author Douglas Whynott is also the author of Following the Bloom: Across America with the Migratory Beekeeper (1991). He teaches English and writing at Mount Holyoke College, and lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Read more