An edition of The big one (2009)

The big one

an island, an obsession, and the furious pursuit of a great fish

  • 1 Want to read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 1 Want to read

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
June 18, 2022 | History
An edition of The big one (2009)

The big one

an island, an obsession, and the furious pursuit of a great fish

  • 1 Want to read

The Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is a five-week fishing tournament, but that description doesn't really do it justice. The derby, which has been held annually since 1946, is no mere fishing contest. It is, depending on the participant, a quest, a near-religious event, a self-affirmation, or just a chance to prove you can catch the biggest fish. In this lively book, Kinney combines a first-person account of a single derby with a history of the tournament itself (and it's a distinctly checkered history, with allegations of corruption and conspiracy, not to mention a few notable fatalities). He focuses on the personalities involved: the participants in the derby, the organizers, and the residents of Martha's Vineyard, who for five weeks every year see their island turned into what amounts to a staging area for a sea battle.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
276

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: The Big One
Cover of: Big One
Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish
2010, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Big One
Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish
2010, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: The big one
The big one: an island, an obsession, and the furious pursuit of a great fish
2009, Atlantic Monthly Press
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
799.12
Library of Congress
SH455.2 .K56 2009, SH455.2.K56 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
276 p. :
Number of pages
276

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24389049M
Internet Archive
bigoneislandobse00kinn
ISBN 10
0802118909
ISBN 13
9780802118905
LCCN
2010286620
OCLC/WorldCat
259266577

Links outside Open Library

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
June 18, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
August 6, 2021 Edited by New York Times Bestsellers Bot Add NYT review links
October 9, 2020 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
February 13, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot remove fake subjects
October 22, 2010 Created by ImportBot initial import