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Lighthouses Cutters And Lifeboat Stations
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Book Synopsis Lighthouses, Cutters and Lifeboat Stations by : S. Matthew Grayson
Download or read book Lighthouses, Cutters and Lifeboat Stations written by S. Matthew Grayson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Coast Guard has a saying: You have to go out; you dont have to come back. I am still looking for the person who came up with that saying (Rodger D. Dewey, retired master chief boatswains mate E-9). Follow the twenty-eight years of memories of a seventeen-year-old young man from Denver, Colorado, who joined the United States Coast Guard in 1948 and made the United States Coast Guard his life. Follow the training, lessons learned, funny stories, and a true love of being a shallow-water sailor.
Book Synopsis Lightships, Lighthouses, and Lifeboat Stations by : Bernie Webber
Download or read book Lightships, Lighthouses, and Lifeboat Stations written by Bernie Webber and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lightships, Lighthouses and Lifeboat Stations is part history book, part memoir, written by Bernie Webber, recipient of the Coast Guard’s highest award, the Gold Life-saving Medal, and hero of the Disney movie The Finest Hours. While the public will recognize Webber’s name from the movie and the bestselling book by the same name, few people know that during his lengthy Coast Guard career he served on lightships (ships anchored in dangerous areas to warn other vessels of hazards) in addition to lifeboat stations (small boat rescue stations) and lighthouses. Webber poses the following question: “How did the lightship men cope with the isolation, constant loneliness, boredom, fear, or just sheer terror? All were part of life on board a lightship. Rough seas tossed the ship about, rearing up and down the anchor chain. This was a world of isolation, noise from operating machinery, and blasts from the powerful foghorn that went on for hours, sometimes days, at a time.” Webber answers that question in this book, drawing on a combination of personal experience and meticulous historical research. Discussions of men going mad, lightships being run down by larger ships, anchor chains breaking, and lightships cast upon shoals are offset with humorous stories and the author’s reflections on his best days at sea. Webber also explains some of the heroic actions of a few lightship men over the years, and points out that they received no recognition at the time. The isolation these men faced was intense, but they learned to make do with what they had. Fourteen historic photos are included, as well as a Foreword by Michael Tougias.
Book Synopsis Guarding Door County by : Stacy Thomas
Download or read book Guarding Door County written by Stacy Thomas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jutting out of Wisconsin into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, the scenic peninsula of Door County is endowed with the longest coastline of any county in the nation. Since the mid-1800s, the region has boasted a strong maritime industry, dependent on the constant vigilance and efforts of U.S. Coast Guard units. The county has been home to as many as 12 historic light stations, as well as three life-saving stations. Beginning with Pottawatomie Light in 1837 and Sturgeon Bay Canal Life-Saving Station in 1886, keepers and surfmen survived both boredom and peril to ensure safe navigation and commerce, while rescuing those in distress. Through archival photographs, stories of shipwrecks, rescues, service, and pride spring to life. Rare rescue images of the Otter, a schooner which wrecked in 1895, are especially noteworthy.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast by : James Claflin
Download or read book Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast written by James Claflin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-06-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast is the third in a series of titles offering a unique tribute to the men and women who protected the mariners as they traveled along New England's rocky coastline. Thousands of vessels faced the dangers of the rugged sea which caused hundreds of shipwrecks off the coast with devastating losses. Author James Claflin combines a thoroughly descriptive text with this diverse collection of over two hundred vintage images, from private as well as museum collections, to create an illustrated history of an area strongly reliant on its coastal trade. The U.S. Light-House Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service, which later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard, assumed the responsibility of lighting and protecting the coasts. Inside, you will see the lighthouse keeper at Bullock's Point Light as he surveys the damage from the Hurricane of 1938, witness the life savers at Block Island's Sandy Point Station where first word of the wreck of the steamer Larchmont was received, and experience life on an offshore lightship. The book guides you through the days of the life savers-the work they performed, their rescues, and the evolution of their architecture through the years.
Author :Theodore J. Panayotoff and Michael R. Pittavino Publisher :Arcadia Publishing ISBN 13 :1467128511 Total Pages :128 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Lighthouses and Life Saving at Oswego by : Theodore J. Panayotoff and Michael R. Pittavino
Download or read book Lighthouses and Life Saving at Oswego written by Theodore J. Panayotoff and Michael R. Pittavino and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest freshwater port in the United States is nestled firmly into the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario at Oswego, New York. Since 1822, four lighthouses have guided the mariner's safe passage to shore, and just as those lighthouses stood watch, so did the men and women who manned them. Members of the US Life-Saving Service, Revenue Cutter Service, and Coast Guard followed and remained vigilant in the face of danger, always ready to assist those in distress on the inland sea. Lighthouses and Life Saving at Oswego allows readers to step back in time and explore the iconic landmarks and exemplary individuals that afforded Oswego its commercial prominence for nearly two centuries.
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances by : United States. Department of the Treasury
Download or read book Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances written by United States. Department of the Treasury and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances by : United States. Dept. of the Treasury
Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances written by United States. Dept. of the Treasury and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 2422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances for the Year ... by : United States. Department of the Treasury
Download or read book Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances for the Year ... written by United States. Department of the Treasury and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting His Annual Report on the State of the Finances by : United States. Department of the Treasury
Download or read book Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting His Annual Report on the State of the Finances written by United States. Department of the Treasury and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How Effective is the Coast Guard in Carrying Out Its Commercial Vessel Safety Responsibilities? by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book How Effective is the Coast Guard in Carrying Out Its Commercial Vessel Safety Responsibilities? written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis The Coast Guard Engineer's Digest by :
Download or read book The Coast Guard Engineer's Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hearings by : United States. Congress. House
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Coast Guard Appropriation Bill for 1947 by : United States. Congress. Hosue. Appropriations
Download or read book Coast Guard Appropriation Bill for 1947 written by United States. Congress. Hosue. Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Michigan City Lighthouse by : Steven D. Elve
Download or read book Michigan City Lighthouse written by Steven D. Elve and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the year 1904, and the country was again ready to re-elect former "Rough Rider" Teddy Roosevelt to another four-year term in the White House. The Panama Canal was underway and the nation was growing, opening opportunities for those who would dare to dream and turn their hard work into reality. For Thomas J. Armstrong, it was a new position as head keeper of the Michigan City Light Station. This new title offers a glimpse into Michigan City maritime history, from the storm of 1913 that left the lighthouse practically buried in ice, to the capsizing of the Eastland on its way to Michigan City, one of the worst marine disasters in the history of the Great Lakes. The light would guide mariners until its relocation to the Michigan City Lighthouse Museum in 1980, where it is on display today.Michigan City Lighthouse is a collection of over 200 vintage photographs and postcards dated from 1909 through 1920, taken by lighthouse keepers Fred Dykeman, Thomas Martin, and Thomas Armstrong.
Book Synopsis World War II Guide to Records Relating to U.S. Military Participation by : Rebecca L. Collier
Download or read book World War II Guide to Records Relating to U.S. Military Participation written by Rebecca L. Collier and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
