Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks

Name/Title

Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks

Entry/Object ID

2026.001.2

Description

The history of the skipjack, a vessel type that has only existed for about a hundred years, is seen here primarily through the eyes of the men who lived it. Author Vojtech interviewed some thirty captains, former captains, crew members, and relatives of those who worked the boats, to recreate the events that took place between 1917 and 1993. The early years were reconstructed through research inot Maryland's dredging records and contemporary newspaper accounts.....More than anything, though, this is