Ship Ashore!: The U.S. Lifesavers of Coastal North Carolina, Paperback/Joe A. Mobley

Autor

Joe A. Mobley

Editura

North Carolina Division Of Archives & History

An publicare

1994

Nr. Pagini

197

ISBN

9780865262607

Categorii

Lifestyle In Limbi Străine Hobbies & Leisure Transport: General Interest

Descriere

Recounts events leading to the establishment of twenty-nine lifesaving stations along North Carolina's treacherous coastline and the role of their gallant lifesavers in the state's maritime history. Included are dramatic accounts of numerous shipwrecks and the daring rescues of their victims. The paperbound volume is illustrated with more than 75 photographs, engravings, and maps.