Sink or swim : African-American lifesavers of the Outer Banks / Carole Boston Weatherford.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1928556019
- ISBN: 9781928556015
- ISBN: 1928556035
- ISBN: 9781928556039
- Physical Description: xi, 81 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Wilmington, North Carolina : Coastal Carolina Press, [1999]
- Copyright: ©1999
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Ocean Remenbers 3 -- 2. A Call to Arms 9 -- 3. Fighting for Justice 17 -- 4. Surfman no. 6 23 -- 5. Pea Island Station 39 -- 6. Tests of Courage 47 -- 7. A Storm Rages 53 -- 8. Forgotten Heroes 63 -- 9. Gold Medals 71. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 1 58238. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Dunn Public Library | J 363.12381 Wea (Text) | 33436001186813 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | NC J 363.28 (Text) | 38344100864436 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | NC J 363.28 (Text) | 38344100869419 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | J363.28 Weatherford (Text) | 33115004661341 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 363.1238 W (Text) | 31781051317400 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/08/2025 |
| Cumberland Headquarters | RNC 363.1238 W (Text) | 31781021507916 | Local History Reference | Available | - |
| Eden Library | NC920 W (Text) | 31554006313950 | Local History Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | J363.286 WEA (Text) | 0020503875443 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | NC J363.286 W (Text) | 0112509232107 | North Carolina Collection Juvenile Reference | Noncirculating | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | CR 363.12 Wea (Text) | 30308100539536 | Adult Nonfiction NC History | Available | - |
