Fire on the Beach

Fire on the Beach Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers

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Publisher's Synopsis

A history of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, an ancestor of the modern Coast Guard, focuses on a crew led by former slave and Civil War veteran Richard Etheridge, and their heroic exploits while stationed on Pea Island, North Carolina.

Book information

ISBN: 9780684873046
Publisher: Scribner
Imprint: Scribner
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.1238109756175
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 335
Weight: 635g
Height: 241mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 25mm