The Boxwood Press: Monterey: A View From Garlic Hill
MONTEREY:
A View From Garlic Hill
by Peter J. Cutino; Illustrated by Rose Marie Topper
1995, 1996: 2nd printing with corrections, 6x9, 213pp., Paper, $14.95, ISBN:0-940168-37-5
THE YEAR: 1945. Steinbeck brings Cannery Row to the world. Meanwhile, Peter
Cutino is growing up on "Garlic Hill," where children speak mostly English,
adults speak mostly Sicilian, and his father speaks volumes with a few well-chosen hand gestures. The Depression has loosened its grip, but Old World traditions
still hold in the Cutino home. The most exciting thing young Peter can imagine is
fishing with his father, Captain of the Peter Boy. Before his first night out is over,
Peter is fully initiated into the rough, demanding world of commercial fishing.
A vivid portrait of the men who built the sardine fleets, many of whom inspired
the characters for Steinbeck's books. Includes 16 pages of rare photos.
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