{"product_id":"down-at-the-docks-rory-nugent-9780385720137","title":"Down at the Docks","description":"In 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rory Nugent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385720130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385720137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/2010 pg. 24","brand":"Rory Nugent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896413413631,"sku":"9780385720137","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aeb6adad-6947-48c0-9522-b415818ffe51.jpg?v=1721371334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/down-at-the-docks-rory-nugent-9780385720137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}