A SUMMER CRUISE ON THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND by Robert Carter A New England Cruise in 1858, primarily for the purpose of fishing--and fish there were aplenty! From the Preface "The fishing voyage of which this book is a record was made in 1858, during my summer vacation from the arduous duties of a Washington Correspondent of the New York Tribune, and the narrative originally appeared in the form of letters to that journal. In that shape it met with considerable favor, especially from sportsmen and naturalists; and its publication a permanent form, at this late day, is due, in part to the assurances I have received from high scientific authority that its sketches of the fishers of our Northern seas, of their habits and resorts, and of the methods of taking them, are not without value as contributions to Natural History. I can only say upon this point, that I have spared no pains to make my statements accurate, not only by careful personal observations, but by freely consulting and using the writings of our best American ichthyologists". It will be quite astonishing (and educating) to the avid offshore fisherman of today; the quantity and variety of fish there were availble for the easy taking at this time in our history. HOME PAGE