Fife's Fishing Industry by Linda Mcgowan
Fishing has always been a mainstay of Fife. The fishing industry began to develop in earnest in the latter half of the nineteenth century, with many advances in boat design, technology of fishing gear and expansion of markets through improved transport. Fishing became more efficient and could employ more people in itself, and in supporting trades. The annual pattern of fishing seasons emerged with many boats catching white fish through the winter, followed by the main herring fishery through the summer and autumn. There was also a smaller winter herring fishery in the Forth itself. This book charts the evolution of Fife's fishing industry through photographs held at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther. They cover the period from the 1880s to the present day and inevitably concentrate on the East Neuk fishing villages that dominated Fife's fishing industry. In these images we can see the harbours teeming with boats, the piers busy with herring lasses gutting and packing the fish, carters and coopers, and the shores piled high with baskets and boxes, all revolving around the silver harvest of the sea.
McGowan, Linda: - Linda McGowan began her love for writing in college where she graduated in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in fine art. In 2004 she received her Master's degree in curriculum and design and spent 17 years, 1996 to 2013, teaching art, photography and graphic design in several Colorado junior colleges as well as art appreciation at Adams State College in Alamosa. She also worked with the Boys & Girls Clubs in Alamosa and Buena Vista where she taught art, photography and storytelling. She has struggled between children, work and trying to keep herself active in the arts, but as her children reached adulthood, she found more opportunity to engage in her art and storytelling. Unicorn and the Master's Glory has been a long time coming. It was a Senior computer art project in her last year of college in 1995. Finding time to recreate this children's book in watercolor while juggling kids, a job (sometimes 2 or 3) and a business was not easy. But with the turn of the century came more time for artwork and exhibits and a book that was published in 2001 called Lame Johnny Creek. Unicorn and the Master's Glory stayed on the back burner until a few years ago. It began with a push from her children to get it done! It has taken her a couple years to finish the watercolors and fine tune the poetry. During her teaching at both the colleges and the Club, Linda found that telling stories was most gratifying, even more so than her drawing or painting. As time continues to fly and retirement is not far ahead, Linda plans on spending her time on storytelling with art as an emphasis.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780752427959 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752427954 |
| Title | Fife's Fishing Industry |
| Author | Linda Mcgowan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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