In John Winn Miller’s novel The Hunt for the Peggy C, Captain Jake Rogers commands a dilapidated cargo ship, the Peggy C, and solicits cargo and contraband to smuggle on his ship. During a violent storm, Jake and his crew rescue a group of sailors...

Captain Jake Rogers was leading the Charles C. Walcutt, an American Liberty ship, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Between the rough waters and torpedo attacks from German U-boats, the ship split into two, forcing Captain Rogers and his crew to abandon the ship....