Breaking the Banks: Representations & Realities in New England Fisheries, 1866–1966
MHS Event
At MHS
Matthew McKenzie, University of Connecticut
There is a $10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders).
There is a $10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders).
Matthew McKenzie weaves together the industrial, cultural, political, and ecological history of New England’s fisheries through the story of how the B
oston haddock fleet rose, flourished, and then fished itself into near oblivion before the arrival of foreign competition in 1961. This fleet also embodied the industry’s change during this period, as it shucked its sail-and-oar, hook-and-line origins to embrace mechanized power and propulsion,more sophisticated business practices, and political engagement.
There will be a pre-talk reception at 5:30.
