{"product_id":"down-at-the-docks-paperback-1","title":"Down at the Docks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRory Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the opening pages of \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, Herman Melville called New Bedford, Massachusetts, \"the dearest place to live in, in all of New England.\" But the old fishing port and manufacturing center--once one of the richest cities in New England--has withered in the modern economy. Its once-prosperous fishermen now struggle with government regulations and fished-out seas, while its empty factories now offer more work to the Fire Department than anyone else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDown at the Docks\u003c\/i\u003e, Rory Nugent tells the \"riches to rags\" story of this iconic American town through beautifully told and unsentimental portraits of its residents. Their lives inform a eulogy to the distinctive ideas, traditions, and culture that is about to disappear from the waterfront.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRory Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e is an explorer and a writer. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Pink-Headed Duck \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDrums Along the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e. An accomplished mariner, he has sailed single-handed across the Atlantic four and a half times, his last trip ending in shipwreck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.02 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47290015154425,"sku":"9780385720137","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WHU88qjof_9780385720137_7547473e-5a21-4c3f-8f6e-d5859403480d.webp?v=1769148321","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/down-at-the-docks-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}