Tales of the Golden Years 
of California Ocean Fishing 1900-1950
By Ed Ries

Back again after ten years, the second edition of Tales... is now available, completely revised, expanded with additional pages, photos, and an index.  A limited number of special edition copies have been reproduced in COLOR, depicting several of Ed's paintings in vibrant color throughout the book.  Tales... covers every type of sport and hook-and-line commercial fishing available during the Golden Years.  An author with over 200 articles and columns published in South Coast Sportfishing, California Angler, Mains’l Haul and others, Tales... is the culmination of seven decades of fishing experience and extensive research.  This collection is must reading for all who are interested in saltwater fishing and its history. There is no other book like it. 

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Fishing Barges of California
1921-1998

By Ed Ries

Few Southern Californians realize that over 110 fishing barges dotted our coastline from San Diego to Santa Barbara and beyond for three quarters of a century. Vessels that outlived their usefulness were now moored near the coast as platforms from which to fish. The story of each barge, its previous trades under sail and steam, the barge industry, and the fishing of yesteryear are captured in Fishing Barges of California 1921-1998.

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Passage Through Deep Waters

By David Finnern

David Finnern had lost it all and tried to escape following the death of his family and the loss of his business. He returned to the life of a professional diver but was soon shipwrecked, then almost killed in an underwater cave-in. But God intervened. "A page-turner..." "An incredible story..." write critics.

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The Rock

By Pierre Odier

The Rock; A History of Alcatraz: The Fort/The Prison is the definitive book written on Alcatraz, with over 25,000 copies sold.  The Rock encompasses the entire history of Alcatraz, from its first inhabitants, to the civil war fort, and later, the infamous prison.

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