Table of Contents

1. Introduction Don’t Never Tell Nobody Nothin’ No How 1
2. Chapter 1 Scotch Oases in a Desert of Salt Water 7
3. Chapter 2 Showdowns in the Strait 25
4. Chapter 3 US Coast Guard Gets Tough 39
5. Chapter 4 Mother Ships and the Disaster Years (1923–24) 59
6. Chapter 5 The Disaster Years Part II 87
7. Chapter 6 The Man with the Trademark Smile 109
8. Chapter 7 The Coast Guard Years 121
9. Chapter 8 The Customs Scandal of 1926 137
10. Chapter 9 “Hail, Ale, The Gang’s All Here” 151
11. Chapter 10 Getting Organized Big Time 181
12. Chapter 11 Across the Line, Fast and Dirty 193
13. Chapter 12 Shabby Old Queen of Rum Row and the Halcyon Years, Ensenada (1928–33) 227
14. Conclusion Supplying a Thirsty Market with the Cup that Cheers 259
15. Appendix I Back Home to the West Coast 265
16. Appendix II The Survivors: The Boats 275
17. Acknowledgments 285
18. Sources 291
19. Index 303