Spartina by John Casey

Spartina by John Casey

Winner of the 1989 National Book Award

A classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate story of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outbursts against the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from the sea.

Pierce's one great passion, a fifty-foot fishing boat called Spartina, lies unfinished in his back yard. Determined to get the funds he needs to buy her engine, he finds himself taking a foolish, dangerous risk. But his real test comes when he must weather a storm at sea in order to keep his dream alive. Moving and poetic, Spartina is a masterly story of one man's ongoing struggle to find his place in the world.

For almost 35 years, John L. Casey has served his country, science, and high-tech enterprises. He has served as a White House and Congress national space policy advisor, a space shuttle engineer, a NASA Headquarters consultant, and a consultant to or president of multiple cutting-edge technology start-ups. He is the President of the Space and Science Research Corporation (SSRC), a leading, independent research organization based in Orlando, Florida, United States.

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ISBN 13	9780375702686
ISBN 10	0375702687
Title	Spartina
Author	John Casey
Series	Vintage Contemporaries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1998-04-28
Number of pages	384
Prizes	Winner of National Book Awards 1989
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.