Big One (eBook)

An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish

David Kinney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010
288 Seiten
Grove/Atlantic, Inc. (Verlag)
978-0-8021-9999-7 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;The Big One is to competitive fishing what Friday Night Lights was to high school football."e; -News & Record (Greensboro) A Forbes Best Sports Book of the Year Published to rave reviews in hardcover and purchased by DreamWorks in a major film deal, The Big One is a spellbinding and richly atmospheric work by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Here is the story of a community Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and a sporting event the island's legendary Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby that is rendered with the same depth, color, and emotional power of the best fiction. Among the characters, we meet: Dick Hathaway, a crotchety legend who once caught a bluefish from a helicopter and was ultimately banned for cheating; Janet Messineo, a recovering alcoholic who says that striped bass saved her life; Buddy Vanderhoop, a boastful Native American charter captain who guides celebrity anglers like Keith Richards and Spike Lee; and Wyatt Jenkinson, a nine-year-old fishing fanatic whose mother is battling brain cancer. At the center of it all is five-time winner Lev Wlodyka, a cagey local whose next fish will spark a storm of controversy and throw the tournament into turmoil. "e;The Big One is a rollicking true story of a grand American obsession. You don't have to be a fisherman to relish David Kinney's marvelous account of the annual striper madness on Martha's Vineyard, or his unforgettable portraits of the possessed. It's a fine piece of journalism, rich with color and suspense."e; Carl Hiaasen, New York Times bestselling author

Autor

David Kinney has written for The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Associated Press, and The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), where he was on the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2005. He lives outside Philadelphia.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8021-9999-2 / 0802199992
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-9999-7 / 9780802199997