Time Bandit: Two Brothers in the Bering Sea's Deadliest Jobs

The Hillstrand brothers, Andy and Johnathan, risk their lives and seek their fortunes every Alaskan king crab season upon the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea. Born with brine in their blood and as sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman, the Hillstrand boys could never imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor.

In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves sixty feet high, the perils of thousand-pound steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water—epitomized in the chorus of a haunting sailors' sing-along: "Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware."

The narrative of Time Bandit is one that is, by turns, raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise. It chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself—a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.

The Hillstrand brothers, Andy and Johnathan, have risked their lives and sought their fortunes upon the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea during every Alaskan king crab season. Their story is one that is deeply rooted in their heritage, as they are the sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman, born with brine in their blood. The brothers could never imagine a life without the swaying deck underfoot and the harvest of mighty king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor.

In the pursuit of their daily catch, the Hillstrands must brave a multitude of challenges, including ice floes, heaving waves sixty feet high, the perils of thousand-pound steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water. This perilous journey is epitomized in the haunting chorus of a sailors' sing-along: "Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware."

The narrative of Time Bandit is a captivating exploration of the brothers' experiences, capturing the essence of their larger-than-life love affair with the inscrutable, enduring nature that they confront. This tale is, by turns, raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, offering readers a glimpse into the extraordinary lives of the Hillstrand brothers as they navigate the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea in pursuit of their fortunes.

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