Fire on the Beach
Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers
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"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.
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Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers
July 3, 2001, Scribner
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0684873044 9780684873046
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"Richard was the son of the slave Rachel Dough, whose gravestone lies beside his own on Roanoke Island."
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