Tunnell's boys

Reading Tunnell's Boys, I was on a ship's bridge for the first time again; only the persons' names had changed. The story catches the true spirit of piloting, picturing life aboard sailing pilot boats, incredible feats of seamanship, and vivid descriptions of the vessels themselves. Tony Junker captures the essence of a much overlooked part of our nation's maritime life and heritage. - Captain Michael J. Linton, President, Pilots' Association for the Bay & River Delaware. For one who loves both sailing and the history of Quaker Philadelphia, Tunnell's Boys brings alive a time, a place, and a culture which I have lived in through my imagination. An exciting and absorbing human drama which kept me turning the pages. - Margaret Hope Bacon, author of The Quiet Rebels: The Story of the Quakers in America. With pro-war hysteria rising around him, a young pacifist man with a history of brawling embodies the yearnings and contradictions of those around him. Like Tony Junker's adventurous protagonist, I found myself challenged a new: when to fight and by what means? When to question cynically my government's posture and when to join my neighbor's true hopes for democracy? for anyone who loves peace and finds 'integrity as much a verb as a noun. - George Lakey, author of Powerful Peacemaking.… (more)