Tin Can Coast
"Mr. Ogilvy writes in propulsive prose that elevates this, his first book, above a simple history… It’s a profoundly sad story, beautifully told."
The Wall Street Journal
"Ogilvy’s narrative is expansive, informative, and entertaining... Tin Can Coast is a marvelous book that would be of interest to anyone who likes to read serious nonfiction. The story gets deep to the heart of the California character... a remarkable and thoughtful history of California’s coast."
The Washington Examiner
"Tin Can Coast is beautifully written and well researched... It's the definitive book on California’s fishing history. " Monterey County Weekly
Ogilvy’s narrative is expansive, informative, and entertaining... .Tin Can Coast is a marvelous book that would be of interest to anyone who likes to read serious nonfiction. The story gets deep to the heart of the California character... a remarkable and thoughtful history of California’s coast."
The Washington Examiner
"Tin Can Coast, which treats the land as a character alongside the human players, deserves a place among classic California history texts such as City of Quartz"
Civil Eats
"...powerful nature writing, rich with his own first-hand observations, along with a lively story about the consequences of rapacious capitalism, international disputes and technological innovation."
Los Angeles Times
-An LA Times Book of the Summer
-A Barnes and Noble Book of the Month and Audiobook of the Month
-A Spotify Audiobook Editors' Pick of the Month
-An Amazon History Book Pick of the Month
-Publisher's Weekly Starred Review