The Stream I Go A-Fishing In - Softcover

Brigham, Chester

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974077801 ISBN 13: 9780974077802

Publisher: Whale's Jaw Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

The true story of the "Fiddling Fisherman" of Gloucester, Massachusetts -- John Jay Watson. Illustrated with prints and photos from Watson's career, follow him from the schooner shipwreck that set him upon a serious career in music, to success in New York as a concert violinist, impresario, and composer of popular parlor melodies. The reader is immersed in 19th century musical America, before Watson returns to the maritime origins that were central to his being.

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From the Publisher:

Words of praise for "The Stream I Go A-Fishing In":

"John Watson and his fantastic life and times [have been brought] vividly alive at the hands of Chet Brigham, whose superbly written 'The Stream I Go A-Fishing In' is one of the best Gloucester reads in a long time." - Joseph E. Garland, Gloucester author-historian

"Little has been written of the culture, poetry and music of those who earn their living from the sea. Chester Brigham gives us a front row seat to observe one of the great musical fishermen, John Jay Watson." - John A. "Gus" Foote, Gloucester City Councilor and former fisherman

From the Inside Flap:

Musical adventures of "The Fiddling Fisherman" - Gloucester schoonerman John Jay Watson

About this edition

• Publisher: Whale's Jaw Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0974077801
• ISBN 13: 9780974077802
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 110