Promotional Information

A fascinating historical study of the decline of salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest

Table of Contents

Lists of Maps

Foreword: Speaking for Salmon

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Durable Crisis

Dependence, Respect, and Moderation

Historicizing Overfishing

Inventing a Panacea

Making Salmon

Taking Salmon

Urban Salmon

Remaking Salmon

Taking Responsibility

Citation Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Index

About the Author

Joseph E. Taylor III is assistant professor of history at Iowa State University. An environmental historian specializing in fisheries, he has also worked in the commercial fisheries of the northeast Pacific and Bering Sea.Winner of the George Perkins Marsh Award, American Society for Environmental History

Reviews

"Of the nearly dozen books written about Pacific salmon in the last few years, this is the best and most informative."
*Library Journal*

"This is a benchmark book in the environmental history of the Pacific Northwest, one that breaks new ground and provides a model for future discussions in the field. . . . Everyone concerned about today’s salmon conditions in the Pacific Northwest and the importance of historical agency in environmental affairs should read this book."
*Environmental History*

Of the nearly dozen books written about Pacific salmon in the last few years, this is the best and most informative.

This is a benchmark book in the environmental history of the Pacific Northwest, one that breaks new ground and provides a model for future discussions in the field. . . . Everyone concerned about today's salmon conditions in the Pacific Northwest and the importance of historical agency in environmental affairs should read this book.