The Run

Perched on the banks of Stony Brook in the Cape Cod town of Brewster, Hay observes the stunning phenomenon of the annual run of the alewife, a herring that spawns in fresh water, enters the ocean as a fingerling, and returns to its natal pond. From the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Carolina's, hordes of alewives make the dramatic journey every Spring. For Hay, the run is filled with danger and beauty: "In terrible simplicity, the alewives were swimming toward the island gauntlet they would have to run, having a title, by their common, wild, and ancient advent, to all great kindled things."

Author: John Hay
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 12/21/2008
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d
ISBN13: 9780807085691
ISBN10: 0807085693
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals | Fish
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | Oceans & Seas
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | Lakes, Ponds & Swamps