The Bay Shrimpers of Texas

The Bay Shrimpers of Texas
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39076001647143
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Book Synopsis The Bay Shrimpers of Texas by : Robert Lee Maril

Download or read book The Bay Shrimpers of Texas written by Robert Lee Maril and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To read this book is to spend a day on a 40-foot shrimp boat in a southern Texas bay, then return home to an isolated port town whose economy revolves around shrimping and whose future is in jeopardy. Often reading like a good novel, Maril's political economy of the Texas shrimp industry is written by someone who knows the inner workings of the industry and the communities that depend upon it. A rich and highly engaging study of the industry". -- Contemporary Sociology.


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