{"product_id":"tin-can-coast-a-history-of-industry-greed-and-fishing-in-the-golden-state","title":"Tin Can Coast: A History of Industry, Greed, and Fishing in the Golden State","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoseph Oglivy\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and chef. After graduating from Oxford University, he spent several years working in restaurants in both London and Texas, while writing on his days off. His experience in kitchens led him to research involving the tangled human and ecological history of food. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ogilvy's book is a study of the history and risks of overfishing, but it's also powerful nature writing, rich with his own first-hand observations, along with a lively story about the consequences of rapacious capitalism, international disputes and technological innovation.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, \"Best of the Summer 2026\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ogilvy debuts with an ambitious and sweeping history of hunting and fishing along the California coast, tracing centuries of upheaval by humans . . . A lucid, unsettling diagnosis of the economic, political, and ecological forces shaping the Pacific Coast.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ogilvy is a gifted writer, and his evocative language takes readers into places like reeking cannery decks slick with fish guts to explore the racism and labor exploitation that were prevalent throughout history and still haunt the industry today.... \n\u003ci\u003eTin Can Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, which treats the land as a character alongside the human players, deserves a place among classic California history texts such as \n\u003ci\u003eCity of Quartz\u003c\/i\u003e\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eCivil Eats \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This far-reaching work of history demonstrates how seemingly disparate forces can work together to make or break a town, an industry, a community, or a once-thriving species. Tin Can Coast will appeal to a wide variety of readers interested in economic forces, the environment, and twentieth-century American history.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deep dive into California's murky maritime memories, \n\u003ci\u003eTin Can Coast\u003c\/i\u003e surfaces a full net of iridescent stories. You'll never look at a can of tuna the same way again.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eMalcolm Harris, nationally bestselling author of PALO ALTO\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \n\u003ci\u003eTin Can Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, Ogilvy does a masterful job of weaving together the enmeshed fates of the California Current's fisheries, the immigrant communities that first exploited them, and the way greed eventually killed what could have been the Golden Coast's golden goose. A fascinating story at every turn, exceptionally well told.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eScott Weidensaul, New York Times bestselling author of THE WORLD ON THE WING\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A keen-eyed and comprehensive look at the fisheries of the West Coast and the cultures that fished them, \n\u003ci\u003eTin Can Coast\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you awed by the majesty of these extraordinary ecosystems, heartbroken at their exploitation and collapse, and fiercely appreciative of this uniquely American story, in all its contradictions.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eRowan Jacobsen, James Beard Award-winning author of A GEOGRAPHY OF OYSTERS\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The story of California is one of sun, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and-perhaps surprisingly-fish. In \n\u003ci\u003eTin Can Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, Joseph Ogilvy explores the Golden State's long relationship with the ocean through well-crafted tales of successive waves of immigrants and the marine creatures they hunted and profited from. A rigorous, engaging book that'll peel the scales from your eyes and foster deeper appreciation for the sea.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eAdam Welz, author of The End of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful nature writing . . . a lively story about the consequences of rapacious capitalism.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You'll never look at a can of tuna the same way again.\" -MALCOM HARRIS, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePalo Alto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe hidden story of the California Coast, told through generations of immigrants, surges of industry, and three marine species caught in the dragnet of human history.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLook west from San Francisco or Monterey, past the surfers and cargo ships. This is the California Current, 1,900 miles of the most productive waters on earth. It was here that eighteenth-century locals encountered frisbee-sized abalone mollusks, sardine schools the size of buses, and Yellowfin tuna, each the size of a man. But it was not to last. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next three centuries, the abalone, sardine, and tuna were swept into the violent undertow of history. Their species became resources. Fishing and hunting drove the Spanish-Russian territory battle of the eighteenth century, California's virulently racist first \"conservation\" laws in the 19th, and an ad campaign that kept America fed on just-like-chicken canned goods in the 20th. Along the way, they became drivers of geopolitical competition, catalysts for the dramatic rise and fall of Cannery Row aristocracy, and even surly muses for John Steinbeck and Fritz Lang. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollapsing the distinctions between human and natural history, \n\u003ci\u003eTin Can Coast \u003c\/i\u003ebrings the cautionary tale of the California shore to life. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/11\/2026 (EAN 9781639736812, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 98 (EAN 9781639736812, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781639736812, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496161509654,"sku":"9781639736812","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781639736812.jpg?v=1783054518","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/tin-can-coast-a-history-of-industry-greed-and-fishing-in-the-golden-state","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}