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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12176986.
- catalog contributor b12176987.
- catalog coverage "Pea Island (N.C.) History.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-320) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Richard Etheridge : "A man among the men" -- pt. 2. "National calamity" or "National crime"? : the Life-Saving Service Founders in North Carolina -- pt. 3. The life of a surfman.".
- catalog extent "335 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Fire on the beach.".
- catalog identifier "0684873044".
- catalog isFormatOf "Fire on the beach.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- catalog relation "Fire on the beach.".
- catalog spatial "North Carolina Pea Island".
- catalog spatial "Pea Island (N.C.) History.".
- catalog subject "363.12/381/09756175 21".
- catalog subject "African American lifeboat crew members North Carolina Pea Island Biography.".
- catalog subject "Etheridge, Richard, 1842-1900.".
- catalog subject "Lifesaving stations North Carolina Pea Island History.".
- catalog subject "United States. Life-Saving Service History.".
- catalog subject "VK1430.A1 W75 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Richard Etheridge : "A man among the men" -- pt. 2. "National calamity" or "National crime"? : the Life-Saving Service Founders in North Carolina -- pt. 3. The life of a surfman.".
- catalog title "Fire on the beach : recovering the lost story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island lifesavers / David Wright and David Zoby.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".