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

by David Wright, David Zoby, and Wright

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FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THIS IS THE TRUE-LIFE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL COAST GUARD AND ONE CREW OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEROES WHO FOUGHT STORMS AND SAVED LIVES OFF NORTH CAROLINA'S OUTER BANKS.


"Fire on the Beach" recovers a lost gem of American history. It tells the story of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, formed in 1871 to assure the safe passage of American and international shipping and to 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...

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  • ISBN10 0684873044
  • ISBN13 9780684873046
  • Publish Date 23 July 2001
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 October 2004
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Imprint Scribner
  • Pages 16
  • Language English