the secret life of lobsters by trevor corson

Until quite recently, however, little was known about the lives of these ocean floor dwellers. At the time, the ready availability of lobsters rendered them a low-class meal for the poor and unrefined.īut over the course of the past century lobsters have become a worldwide delicacy, and lobster consumption has been recast as a transcendent dining experience. Farmers took advantage of the lobster surplus, using excess crustaceans as feed for livestock and fertilizer for their fields. When the Pilgrims first landed on Plymouth Rock, lobsters were in such abundance on the New England coast that storms often washed hundreds of the creatures onto the beach. Mericans have been feasting on lobsters for centuries.

Trevor Corson, the author of The Secret Life of Lobsters, talks about fishing for lobsters, and the quirks of our favorite crustacean Trevor Corson's Web site, with information about the book, lobster facts, and information about press appearances. Links to related material on other Web sites. Jasper White gets up close and personal with lobster claws, tails, and tomalley. By Trevor CorsonĬorby's Table: 'America's Favorite Crustacean' (June 4, 1998) It turns out that the lore and lessons of the lobsterman are worth paying attention to. Lobstermen insist that stocks are plentiful. Government scientists say that lobsters are being dangerously overfished. 'Stalking the American Lobster' (April 2002) Niall Ferguson, the author of Colossus, laments the emasculation of American imperialism. Niall Ferguson: Our Imperial Imperative (May 25, 2004) Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler talks about tapping intoĭifferent points of view and writing 'from the place where you dream.'ĭavid Bezmozgis: From Toronto With Love (June 3, 2004)ĭavid Bezmozgis talks about his sudden literary success and his first collection of stories, a wry and intimate portrait of a Russian-Jewish immigrant family. Robert Olen Butler: Faraway Voices (June 14, 2004) Marines as they stormed Fallujah, and returned to share his impressions. Kaplan: In the Line of Fire (June 15, 2004)

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The secret life of lobsters by trevor corson