Wright David and David Zoby (4 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. First Paperback edition. First printing. "This is the heroic, long-forgotten story of the only all-black crew in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard." [from publisher] Includes illustrations, bibliography, and index. A clean unmarked copy.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. Map. Bibliography. Index. 335pp. Gray spine with bright gilt title and white paper over boards. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Story of the African American crew that manned the only all-black life saving station that operated from 1880 to 1947 on the Outter Banks of North Carolina, the Pea Island crew saved scores of lives. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. As New/As New/1st ed. 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. Book and Jacket are both in As New condition, no marking or soiling, tightly bound with sharp corners and jacket's price is intact. Jacket is covered with a removable mylar dust jacket.…

hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 2001. Scribner. 1st American Edition. Some Foxing to Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684873044. A Lisa Drew Book. 335 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Gabrielle Borowin. Jacket photograph from Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, North Carolina. keywords: History America Nautical North Carolina Coast Guard African American. DESCRIPTION - 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 to save lives and salvage cargo. A century ago, the now-forgotten 'surfmen', in crews of seven, bore the brunt of this dangerous but vital duty. 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. A former slave and Civil War veteran, Etheridge recruited and trained a crew of African-Americans, forming the only all-black station in the nation. Although civilian attitudes toward Etheridge and his men ranged from curiosity to outrage, they figured among the most courageous surfmen in the service, performing many daring rescues. From 1880 to the closing of the station in 1947, the Pea Island crew saved scores of men, women, and children. In 1896, when the three-masted schooner E. S. Newman beached during a hurricane, Etheridge and his men accomplished one of the most daring rescues in the annals of the Life-Saving Service. The violent conditions had rendered their equipment useless. Undaunted, the surfmen swam out to the wreck, making nine trips in all, and saved the entire crew. This incredible feat went unrecognized until 1996, when the Coast Guard posthumously awarded the crew the Gold Life-Saving Medal. Full of exploits and heroics, FIRE ON THE BEACH illustrates yet another example of the little-known but outstanding contributions of a remarkable group of African-Americans to our country's history. inventory #29816 Some Foxing to Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket.…