Magnuson Stevens: 1976-2000 As Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Fisherman

A collection of short stories that covers one of the most dangerous professions in the world. The author starts out with some Pacific Northwest History to set the stage for what comes later and uses his own personal history to tell the tale of Oregon's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Francis H Leggett from a completely different angle. He covers his early life and unique experiences that set the stage for his following career path and his unintentional involvement in the country's last big expansion. He outlines how he started in the commercial fishing industry as a young man just out of high-school and looking for some adventure and to find himself. How the fishing industry quickly expanded and evolved, the brutal conditions of the treacherous Alaskan waters, and real-life accounts of big storms, sinkings and dealing with the tragic loss of friends and fellow fishermen and his own extremely close calls.