The Workboats Of Core Sound By Lawrence S Earley hardcover

About the Book

Workboats of Core Sound: Stories and Photographs of a Changing World

Book Synopsis

Along the wide waters of eastern North Carolina， the people of many scattered villages separated by creeks， marshes， and rivers depend on shallow-water boats， both for their livelihoods as fishermen and to maintain connections with one another and with the rest of the world. As Lawrence S. Earley discovered， each workboat has stories to tell， of boatbuilders and fishermen， and of family members and past events associated with these boats. The rich history of these hand-built wooden fishing boats， the people who work them， and the communities they serve lies at the heart of Earleys evocative new book of essays， interviews， and photographs.
In conversations with the regions fishermen and boatbuilders， the author finds webs of decades-old social history and realizes that workboats are critical in maintaining a communitys memories and its very sense of identity. Including nearly 100 of Earleys own striking duotones， this richly illustrated book brings to life the world of a fishing culture threatened by local and global forces.

Review Quotes

An extraordinary collection of writing and photographs.--Durham Herald Sun

Earley illustrates that a boat is not just a boat.--Coastwatch

Earleys black-and-white photographs. . . . do an excellent job of highlighting Down East fishing culture.--Publishers Weekly

Not only a beautiful photography book thats pleasing to look at but one that will prove a valuable record of a way of life that might not be around much longer.--Sea History

The book is written for the fisher and the layperson alike; Earley， an accomplished nature writer， is most interested in how stories create a deep culture that has sustained itself against the ebbing tide that is modernity.--Carolina Alumni Review