Foreword 7(2)
Philip Conkling
Acknowledgements 9(2)
I Skippers
The Lane Family: A Tradition of Seafarers
11(9)
The Coastal Trader: Henry Lufkin of Deer Isle
20(6)
The Sailing Master: Edward Nicholas of Searsport
26(6)
The PT Boat Commander: Francis McAdoo
32(10)
II Steamboats and Smithy Boats
Island Steamboats in Lore and War
42(13)
In Search of the Smithy Boat: A Maritime Detective Story
55(8)
III Sloops and Schooners
The Professor Builds a Sloop
63(10)
The Rhodes 19 Story
73(9)
The Coaling Schooner: Wyoming
82(5)
The Arctic Schooner: Bowdoin
87(9)
IV Storms and Shipwrecks
Hurricanes in Maine
96(10)
The Burning of Royal Tar
106(8)
The Wreck of Castine
114(6)
Hit by Lightning: A True Story
120(5)
Bibliography 125(2)
About the Author 127