Heck yeah, I don’t read an awful lot of fiction, but Michener’s “Chesapeake” is one of my favorites. It beats “Centennial” and most of the others easily, although I love “Space”. As a kid, we visited Chinquoteaqe , and I’ve loved “Chesapeake” since. I remember seeing the “punt guns” in the museum. I seem to recall seeing some sort of multi barreled monster with a trough across the breach where the priming powder set them off in a ragged volley. Wonder which would have killed more ducks? 7mm
"Preserving the Constitution, fighting off the nibblers and chippers, even nibblers and chippers with good intentions, was once regarded by conservatives as the first duty of the citizen. It still is." � Wesley Pruden
I remember SkipJack's over 50 years ago cruising the Choptank for Oysters and buying a bushel of a waterman boat was only $5.00. Only a few operational SkipJack's left most now just for show in harbors for tourists.
