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Toilers of the Sea on the Grand Banks
The piece portrays Gloucester bank fishermen facing brutal winter conditions south of Newfoundland. It details ship layouts, cramped crews, and gritty work of setting trawls, hauling cod, and salting the catch, highlighting captains who navigate by instinct and the crews who keep the banks fed with cod.
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Grand Hawks
Gloucester
Leadville Herald-Democrat
Newfoundland
New England
Gloucester Town
Cape Ann