Flatheads and Spooneys : Fishing for a Living in the Ohio River Valley.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 A History of Fishing and the River Folk -- 2 The River's Resources -- 3 Watercraft -- 4 Hoop Net Fishing -- 5 Fishing with Hooks and Lines -- 6 Rigid Traps and Walls of Netting -- 7 Musselling and Pearling -- 8 Marketing, Cooking, and Eating Fish -- 9 River Folklore -- 10 Learning, Custom, and Identity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Commercial Fish and Aquatic Life Species -- Appendix 2: Mother-of-Pearl Mussel Species -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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