Ship Ashore!: The U.S. Lifesavers of Coastal North Carolina

by Joe A. Mobley

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865262608
• ISBN13: 9780865262607
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12