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Beyond Cannery Row
Presenting a nuanced story of women, migration, community, industry, and civic life at the turn of the twentieth century, Carol Lynn McKibben's Beyond Cannery Row analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California--and sometimes back again. McKibben's analysis of gender and gender roles shows that it was the women in this community who had the insight, the power, and the purpose to respond and even prosper amid changing economic conditions. Vividly evoking the immigrants' everyday experiences through first-person accounts and detailed description, McKibben demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian imm...
Cannery Row
Lee Chong, the astute owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse that Mack and his troupe of good-natured 'boys' call home. Dora runs the brothel with clockwork efficiency and a generous heart, and Doc is the fount of all wisdom.
Cannery Row
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Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row is a book with a minimally developed plot. Instead, it's an attempt to depict the atmosphere and characters of a particular place-the cannery neighbourhood of Monterey, California, which is home to a mix of the poor and individuals who prefer not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable part of town for a variety of reasons. Short vignettes that introduce us to different Row residents, the majority of whom are not directly related to the main story, regularly interrupt the main plot's pace. These short stories frequently make reference to extreme violence, including suicides, bodies, and the brutality of nature.The adventures of Mack and the guys, a gang of resourceful unemployed men who live in a renovated fish-meal shanty on the edge of an empty lot down on the Row, are the "narrative" of Cannery Row.
Real Life on Cannery Row
Real Life on Cannery Row provides previously unpublished accounts of the real people, places and events that shaped John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. Author A.L. 'Scrap' Lundy brings each character from the book to life, showcasing the true stories behind the fictional events. Real Life on Cannery Row contains information gathered from recorded history, as well as scores of original interviews with people who knew the real-life "characters" who became Doc, Flora, Mack, et al. Real Life on Cannery Row takes readers behind the scenes of Steinbeck's iconic novel. Book jacket.
Monterey Bay
A beautiful debut set around the creation of the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium--and the last days of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row In 1940, fifteen year-old Margot Fiske arrives on the shores of Monterey Bay with her eccentric entrepreneur father. Margot has been her father's apprentice all over the world, until an accident in Monterey's tide pools drives them apart and plunges her head-first into the mayhem of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. Steinbeck is hiding out from his burgeoning fame at the raucous lab of Ed Ricketts, the biologist known as Doc in Cannery Row. Ricketts, a charismatic bohemian, quickly becomes the object of Margot's fascination. Despite Steinbeck's protests and her f...
Cannery Row
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series...
Cannery Row
The evolution of Monterey history from its Spanish colonial origins to its rise to become "Sardine Capital of the World" and the stage upon which Pulitzer and Nobel winner, John Steinbeck, set "Cannery Row" and "Sweet Thursday" is illustrated with 178 archival photographs from the Hathaway Collection. This new Second Edition features state-of-the-art "stochastic" (random dot) imaging and printing technology to bring dramatic clarity and detail to its digitally restored photography. The photos in this book illustrate the evolution of Monterey history, the fishing and canning industries, the processes and working conditions in Monterey's world-famous sardine trade. They also show in accurate detail the actual locations used by John Steinbeck in his Cannery Row fiction. The book contains a detailed, indexed historical map to the Row's canneries and literary sites, a full text index, a research bibliography, recommended website resources, and a special family album of marine biologist, Edward F. Ricketts.
Shaping the Shoreline
The Monterey coast, home to an acclaimed aquarium and the setting for John Steinbeck's classic novel Cannery Row, was also the stage for a historical junction of industry and tourism. Shaping the Shoreline looks at the ways in which Monterey has formed, and been formed by, the tension between labor and leisure. Connie Y. Chiang examines Monterey's development from a seaside resort into a working-class fishing town and, finally, into a tourist attraction again. Through the subjects of work, recreation, and environment -- the intersections of which are applicable to communities across the United States and abroad -- she documents the struggles and contests over this magnificent coastal region....
California Coastal Access Guide
This edition of the bestselling Coastal Access Guide has updated maps and text. It should be in every coast-lover's car next to their Thomas's Guide. An invaluable reference for every Californian and California tourist looking to enjoy the coast.
