Linda Greenlaw

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Linda Greenlaw (born December 22, 1960 in Connecticut , USA ) is an American bestselling author who deals with maritime topics. She is also the only female swordfish captain on the east coast of the United States . Greenlaw was introduced in 1997 in the non-fiction book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger . In 2000, the director Wolfgang Petersen filmed the book under the same title, the German version was called Der Sturm . Greenlaw was previously the captain of the Seahawk , the captain of which died on board.

As an author, she has published three books describing life in commercial fishing. The book The Hungry Ocean , published in 1999, reached number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list and was in it for a total of three months. In 2002 the books The Lobster Chronicles and All Fishermen Are Liars were published . She received the US Maritime Literature Award in 2003.

Greenlaw lives on the Isle au Haut and is married to the boat builder Steve Wessel.

Early years

Greenlaw was born in Connecticut to Jim and Martha Greenlaw. Her father was an information systems manager at the Bath Iron Works shipyard . She grew up in Topsham and regularly spent the summer months with her family in the small village of Isle au Haut , which is off the coast of Maine and has a total of 70 residents. Greenlaw studied English and political science at Colby College . To finance her studies, she worked as a cook and seaman on board the swordfish boat Walter Leeman . In addition, she did work on the boat in her free time and holidays. After graduating in 1983, she continued to work for the owner Alden Leeman, who employed her as captain when he bought a second ship in 1996.

Greenlaw wrote in her book The Hungry Ocean , “It's not a big deal to be a woman. I never expected problems that arise from being a woman and have never experienced any. I was surprised and even ashamed of the number of people who were really amazed that a woman could be able to drive a fishing boat. "

Commercial fishing

Greenlaw was the captain of the Hannah Boden in October 1991 , while the Andrea Gail sank in the Atlantic Ocean due to a storm . Greenlaw's unsuccessful efforts to warn the crew of the Andrea Gail of the impending storm are shown in the book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junge and in the film adaptation. According to Junge, Greenlaw is not only the only female captain in the sword fishery, but he also distinguishes her as "one of the best captains on the entire east coast".

In 1997, Greenlaw settled on Isle au Haut and bought a lobster boat with Mattie Belle, who is 35 feet tall .

The Provincial Court of Newfoundland condemned Greenlaw 28 May 2009 for illegal entry and illegal fishing in Canadian waters and demanded a fine in the amount of 53,000 CAD , while the defense pleaded to half of the required sum. The judges found that Greenlaw had neglected her GPS equipment and set the penalty at CAD 38,000.

Activity as an author

In 1999 her first work, The Hungry Ocean , was published, which was about a month-long trip on a swordfish boat and the challenges posed by "deceptive weather, uncooperative fish, a harsh crew and the pressure that builds up from ten consecutive 21-hour days" , tells. From 2002 onwards, further books on topics related to seafaring followed.

Together with her mother Martha Greenlaw, she published two cookbooks in 2005 and 2011. From 2007 to 2018, four stories followed about the fictional private detective Jane Bunker .

Awards

Greenlaw won the American Library Association's Alex Award in 2000 , the United States Maritime Literature Award in 2003, and the New England Book Awards for nonfiction in 2004 .

Works

Cookbooks

  • Linda Greenlaw, Martha Greenlaw: Recipes from a Very Small Island . Hyperion , 2005, ISBN 1-4013-0073-1
  • Linda Greenlaw, Martha Greenlaw: The Maine Summers Cookbook: Recipes for Delicious, Sun-Filled Days. Studio, 2011, ISBN 0-670-02285-3

Non-fiction

  • The hungry sea. My adventures as the captain of a swordfish catcher . (The hungry Ocean) , Econ-Verlag , Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3-612-26660-6
  • The Lobster Chronicle. My life on a very small island. ( The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island.) . Econ-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3-471-77267-6
  • All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar . Hyperion, 2004, ISBN 0-7868-8878-4
  • Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea . Viking Adult, 2010, ISBN 0-670-02192-X

stories

  • Lifesaving Lessons: Notes from an Accidental Mother . Viking Adult, 2013, ISBN 0-670-02517-8

Novels

Jane Bunker

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n98102888. Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
  2. ^ Bernard A. Drew: 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies . Libraries Unlimited, 2007, p. 135.
  3. ↑ John Koch: Linda Greenlaw . In: The Boston Globe , May 2, 1999
  4. ↑ The Perfect Storm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  5. ↑ Sebastian Junge: The Perfect Storm . WW Norton & Co., 2009, ISBN 978-0-393-33701-3 (English).
  6. ↑ Laura Pedersen-Pietersen: Callings; Captain Of Her Fate In Any Seas . In: The New York Times . September 19, 1999 ( nytimes.com [accessed April 1, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Linda Greenlaw bio and 2007 interview , BookReporter.com
  8. ↑ a b c Dave Weich: True Tales from Linda Greenlaw ( Memento December 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Powells.com interview, 2004
  9. ↑ Linda Greenlaw. In: Bookreporter.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b c d Linda Greenlaw Summary . ( bookrags.com [accessed April 2, 2019]).
  11. ^ Bernhard Drew: 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies . Libraries Unlimited, 2007, ISBN 978-1-59158-487-2 , pp. 135 .
  12. ↑ Perfect Storm captain convicted of illegally fishing in Canadian waters. In: CBC News. May 29, 2009, accessed April 2, 2019 .
  13. ↑ The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - YALSA Book Finder. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Greenlaw, Linda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author and deep sea fisherman
DATE OF BIRTH December 22nd, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Connecticut , USA