St Joseph and the Sea
St Joseph And The Sea is a coming of age story set in the environment and culture of commercial fishermen.
Daniel G Chiasson
7/30/20251 min read
St Joseph And The Sea is a coming of age story set in the environment and culture of commercial fishermen. Twenty year old Mordecai Young, struggling to find himself, is introduced to an avuncular, old-school fisherman and his boat the St Joseph. Mordecai is enchanted by the traditions, heritage and history that swirl around his new found profession, and luxuriates in the mystique that entails. He also learns of the perils that accompany those who forage an often hostile and deadly sea. The opportunity to follow ambition and money leads to a younger and more aggressive captain with a fishing boat of dubious design. The adventure and drama heighten as Mordecai finds himself away from home in a hardscrabble environment where a man is judged by how he performs on the sea.