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Wreck Ashore: U.S. Life-Saving Service, Legendary Heroes of the Great Lakes
Wreck Ashore US Life-Saving Service Legendary Heroes of the Great Lakes Author:Frederick Stonehouse From stormy shipwrecks to catastrophic disasters, the lifesavers were always there, risking their lives to save others. From the mid-1780s until it transformed into the U.S. Coast Guard in 1915, the U.S. Life-Saving Service was responsible for safety on the seas. This historic look into our earliest heroes on the Great Lakes is now back in print... more ». Illustrated with historic b/w pictures.« less