REVIEWS punctilious sentence fragments introduce most chapters. Sporadic neologisms mix with the dialect of slaves or landsmen. Still, lhat Anvil of Our Souls is a beautifull y-written and rousing read. Maritime historians will appreciate Poyer's attention to detail and m eticulous research in his description of diverse topics. Lours ARTHUR NoRTON West Simsbury, Connecticut
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Press, New York, 2005, 266pp, ISBN 15602-5669-9; $24hc) Paul Molyneaux entered the commercial fishing world in 1976, an auspicious and optimistic year when the United States extended its economic boundaries a full cwo hundred miles offshore. Twenryeight years later, che fisherman-rurnedjournalist has written a "reflection" on , or more accurately, an obituary of, an industry plagued by regulation, overproduction, and runaway technology. Despite a distracting organization, lhe Doryman's Reflection is an excellent read for those interested in commercial fishing or in the social transformation of coastal New E ngland. We see th is primarily through the experiences, stories, and journals of Del, Alton, and Bernard Raynes, three generations of New England fishermen whose careers collectively span more than a century. Molyneaux's own sense of identity as a commercial fisherman developed through his multi-year association with the Raynes family as a deckhand and friend. For these men, fishing is more than just about making money; it's abo ut working hard and living a sustainable and modest way of life. The skillful telling of the Raynes' family history marks the book's highpoint and testifies to the author's talent as both listener and storyteller. This is also an angry book where Molyneaux attempts to document and explain the destruction of traditional, and in his opinion sustainable, systems of fishing. The enemy in this fishing story is not a killing sea, but the c:apitalist system and the politicians, scienctists, and regulators who design and enfmrce management regimes that promote corp>orate control of fishing, overproduction, amd the removal of smal l scale SEA HISTORY 11 2,AUTUM
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