Salt Roads - How Fish Made a Culture

Informationen zum Autor John Goodlad is a Shetlander who works in the seafood industry. He was the voice of the Shetland fishing industry as CEO of the Shetland Fishermen's Association for many years before becoming a fish farmer. He now advises several national and international seafood organisations and companies. His previous book,  The Cod Hunters , was shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation’s Mountbatten Award for Best Maritime Book in 2020. Klappentext This book tells the extraordinary story of Shetland's most enduring export. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic and the remote ice filled fjords of west Greenland to the Basque country, from the fishing grounds of Iceland to the Jewish shtetls of Poland and from the mountains of Faroe to the flat coastline of the Netherlands. Zusammenfassung This book tells the extraordinary story of Shetland's most enduring export. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic and the remote ice filled fjords of west Greenland to the Basque country, from the fishing grounds of Iceland to the Jewish shtetls of Poland and from the mountains of Faroe to the flat coastline of the Netherlands.

Summary

This book tells the extraordinary story of Shetland’s most enduring export. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic and the remote ice filled fjords of west Greenland to the Basque country, from the fishing grounds of Iceland to the Jewish shtetls of Poland and from the mountains of Faroe to the flat coastline of the Netherlands.

Product details

• Authors: John Goodlad
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2023
• EAN: 9781780278285
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-828-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, macroeconomics, Shetland Islands, British & Irish history, Local History, Social and cultural history, Economics of specific sectors, Fishing, angling, Sea fishing