Hair of the Dog: Tales from Aboard a Russian Trawler
by Oakley, Barbara A
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0874221358
- ISBN 13
- 9780874221350
- Seller
-
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Washington State Univ Pr, 1996-08-01. Paperback. Very Good. 8x6x0. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Barbara Oakley's riveting portrayal of espionage, lust, comic adventure, hard work - and harder drinking - brings to life a little-known episode of American history when two cold-warring nations got together to fish the north Pacific. The joint fishing venture saw a brief period of success during the 1980s when Americans caught fish within the two-hundred mile maritime limit, then passed them off at sea to Russian processing trawlers. Oakley served as a translator aboard the processing ships, and Hair of the Dog is her true-life story of volatile Russian and American fishermen forced to work together.Barbara Oakley proved to be a resourceful translator - one who could silence the KGB with a squirt gun or handle a mob of drunken Russians seeking nirvana at K-Mart in downtown Portland. She is an equally imaginative author who has provided one of those rarest of book finds: a reflection upon an unknown world; and entertaining tale of adventure; and a thought-provoking examination of the intertwining consequences of fanaticism, greed, and opportunity.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Birkitt's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240107012
- Title
- Hair of the Dog: Tales from Aboard a Russian Trawler
- Author
- Oakley, Barbara A
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0874221358
- ISBN 13
- 9780874221350
- Publisher
- Washington State Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- Pullman Wa
- Date Published
- 1996-08-01
- Size
- 8x6x0
- Keywords
- fishing; Russia; Trawlers
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
Birkitt's Books
Satisfaction Guaranteed...Return within 30 days for full refund.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...