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Sink or swim : African-American lifesavers of the Outer Banks
- Title
- Sink or swim : African-American lifesavers of the Outer Banks / Carole Boston Weatherford.
- Author
- Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
- Publication
- Wilmington, N.C. : Coastal Carolina Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | VK1430.A1 W43 2000 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 81 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 cm
- Summary
- Tells the story of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, which was the precursor of the Coast Guard, and its only all Black crew, operating off Pea Island on the North Carolina coast, led by Richard Etheridge.
- Subject
- Etheridge, Richard, 1842-1900 > Juvenile literature
- Etheridge, Richard, 1842-1900
- Etheridge, Richard, 1842-1900
- Etheridge, Richard 1841-1900
- United States. Life-Saving Service > History > Juvenile literature
- United States. Life-Saving Service
- United States. Life-Saving Service > History
- African American lifeboat crew members > North Carolina > Pea Island > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Lifesaving stations > North Carolina > Pea Island > History > Juvenile literature
- African American lifeboat crew members
- Lifesaving stations
- African Americans > History
- Pea Island (N.C.) > History > Juvenile literature
- North Carolina > Pea Island
- Pea Island (N.C.) > History
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86).
- Contents
- 1. The Ocean Remenbers 3 -- 2. A Call to Arms 9 -- 3. Fighting for Justice 17 -- 4. Surfman no. 6 23 -- 5. The Pea Island Station 39 -- 6. Tests of Courage 47 -- 7. A Storm Rages 53 -- 8. Forgotten Heroes 63 -- 9. Gold Medals 71.
- ISBN
- 1928556019
- 9781928556015
- 1928556035
- 9781928556039
- LCCN
- 99030125
- OCLC
- ocm41528305
- 41528305
- SCSB-1213426
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library