Fire on the Beach
Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers
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Author
Publication
2002-07-09 - Oxford University Press, USA
Language
English
Word Count
88,000 words, Guess
Page Count
352 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7390224M
- ISBN-139780195154849
- ISBN-100195154843
- OCLC Control Number49284293
- Library of Congress Control Number2002025112
and 3 more
- LibraryThing1023242
- Goodreads505074
- Open LibraryOL7723049M
Classifications
- LCCVK1430.A1W75 2002
Description
"Fire on the Beach tells the story of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, formed in 1871 to assure the safe passage of American and international shipping and the save lives and salvage cargo. A century ago, the adventures of the now-forgotten "surfmen" who, in crews of seven, bore the brunt of this dangerous but vital duty, filled the pages of popular reading material, from Harper's to the Baltimore Sun and New York Herald. Station 17, located on the desolate beaches of Pea Island, North Carolina, housed one such unit, and Richard Etheridge - the only black man to lead a lifesaving crew - was its captain."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Richard was the son of the slave Rachel Dough, whose gravestone lies beside his own on Roanoke Island.
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