Jerry Crawford

Skipjack! Jerry Crawford

Commissioned in 1891 as an oysterdredger, the skipjack Charlotte B. hasstruggled to survive for more than a century.¿She has lived through oyster wars and violent storms that have claimedher sister ships.¿ Pollution andparasites have decimated her quarry, sabotaging her livelihood.¿ She has been impounded as a rum runner, andabandoned in the marshes to rot.¿ Always,she has been rescued, rebuilt, and restored to her rightful place as thereigning queen of a dwindling fleet.¿ Butnow she is again on the auction block-- for sale or salvage.¿ ¿¿¿¿A prominent Boston lawyer, in needof a fresh challenge, becomes captivated by the Charlotte and intrigued by the problems facing the Bay. ¿The combination will plunge him into dangerousundercurrents, changing his life forever.