Table of Contents

Preface to the Reprint Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Charleston Fishermen
2 The Coos Bay Fisheries
3 The Commercial Fishing Boats of Coos Bay
4 Maintenance and Repair Practices and the Parts of the Charleston Fishboat
5 Fishboat Alterations: Eleven Charleston Fishermen and Their Boats
6 Fishermen and Craftsmen: Cooperation and Conflict
7 Conclusion
Appendix A: Background on the Eleven Fishermen
Appendix B: Descriptive Data on Eleven Fishboats
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

A fifth-generation Pacific Northwesterner and native Oregonian, descended from Norwegian shipbuilders, Janet C. Gilmore is an independent researcher with a doctorate in folklore from Indiana University. She specializes in maritime traditions, studying commercial fishermen on the Oregon Coast, western Great Lakes, and upper Mississippi River. She has written numerous articles, curated exhibits, and worked with commercial fishers to present their traditions at folk festivals.

Reviews

"A solid contribution to folklife scholarship, one of the most significant studies of the boat--the quintessential artifact of maritime communities--to emerge in years."--Journal of American Folklife

"Congratulations for producing such an important book for the Charleston area. It will be priceless to many of us here."--Leonard Hall, former Charleston commercial fisherman

"Gilmore has illuminated the complex relationships that fishermen have with their boats, other fishermen, and other members of the larger community network."--Western Folklore