FROM SEATTLE SOCIALITE TO COMMERCIAL FISHERWOMAN
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–– HAZEL’S FISHING DIARIES FROM 1940’S ALASKA ––
Tossing the High Heels, Donning the Wellies, and
Fishing for a Living in the Waters of Alaska
She’d never fished a day in her life, but newly married Hazel Stone and her equally inexperienced husband, Carl, headed off on an adventure of a lifetime – to fulfill Carl’s dream of earning a living fishing in Alaska. Used to the easy life of a socialite in Seattle, Hazel adapted with amazing resilience to the harsh conditions, mentioning only in passing such extremes of her situation as cooking with icicles hanging in the galley, gutting and cleaning hundreds of fish, and rain pouring down for days on end.
Interwoven among Hazel’s entries are commentaries from Hazel’s niece, author Arlene Lochridge. Arlene offers revealing insights to her aunt’s life, and expands upon the diarist’s terse descriptions by adding historical perspectives. Adding to the glimpse of a nation at war, she reveals information suppressed at the time and, even decades later, rarely exposed to the American public. A Fish Out of Water is a tribute from one generation to another, a loving memorial to one incredibly strong woman.
Note: A Fish Out of Water includes 46 images (photos, maps, charts, etc.) which accompany the diary entries. The reader may view them on the “Photos” page.
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