Title
Book review of "The U.S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues and Architecture o
Date
1-1-1996
Volume Number
Volume 13
Pages
95-96
Abstract
Book review of "The U.S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard," by Ralph Shanks and Wick York. The Life-Saving Service had many ties to Maine, from its station on Little Cranberry Island to the role of Lebanon, Maine, native Sumner Increase Kimball, President Lincoln's Revenue Marine Bureau head who played a critical role in the service's establishment.
Subjects
Book reviews, Shanks, Ralph, York, Wick
Recommended Citation
Little, Carl, "Book review of "The U.S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues and Architecture o" (1996). Maine News Index - Island Journal. 298.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/298
Source
Island Journal