{"product_id":"down-at-the-docks","title":"Down at the Docks","description":"In the opening pages of \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, Herman Melville called New Bedford, Massachusetts, \"the dearest place to live in, in all of New England.\" But the old fishing port and manufacturing center--once one of the richest cities in New England--has withered in the modern economy. Its once-prosperous fishermen now struggle with government regulations and fished-out seas, while its empty factories now offer more work to the Fire Department than anyone else.\u003cbr\u003e nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDown at the Docks\u003c\/i\u003e, Rory Nugent tells the \"riches to rags\" story of this iconic American town through beautifully told and unsentimental portraits of its residents. Their lives inform a eulogy to the distinctive ideas, traditions, and culture that is about to disappear from the waterfront.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Down at the Docks","offer_id":50693198414021,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-385-72013-7.jpg?v=1791947838","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/down-at-the-docks","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}