Scotch and Water

Scotch and Water is a story about the sea phase of rum-running on Puget Sound
from British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, Washington, during the years 1920
to 1926. The only effective barrier was one small antiquated Coast Guard cutter,
the Sentinel. It was described as a donkey chasing gazelles. However, due to the
honesty and cunning of the cutters captain, Karl Hirsch, the Sentinel compiled a
record of captures matched by no other seagoing unit in the Northwest. This is
a story of characters violating an unjust lawthe intrigue, pursuits, the loves
and the lives of the participants, and the disastrous results for nearly all.