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CALL NUMBER: 387.28 GEO
OBJECT TYPE: Book
TITLE: Memoir of a Skipjack
DESCRIPTION: Story of the author’s 15 year project to restore a 1955 wooden Chesapeake oyster dredge boat. George takes us through the process day-by-day while introducing us to the key characters who made the endeavor fulfilling. He also provides the historical and practical elements of a great story illustrated by the communities and talents of the people who understand and work the water. Includes a glossary of skipjack terms and a comprehensive list of the remaining dredge boats including their dimensions, builder, building location and status as of 1993. George wraps up the book with genealogies of the Wingate boat building and oystering families with waterborne Chesapeake names such as Lewis, Dean, Parks, Todd, Bloodsworth and Powley who had so much to do with the boats and
the traditions.
AUTHOR: George, Randolph
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PUBLICATION DATE: 2016
PUBLISHER: Salt Water Media
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Berlin MD
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