96541. Pouliot, Richard A. and Julie J., SHIPWRECKS ON THE VIRGINIA COAST AND THE MEN OF THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE.
Welcome to Kenrick A. Claflin & Son
Featured on our web site and in our monthly web catalogues are new and out-of-print books, documents, post cards, photographs, maps and charts, engravings, lithographs, uniforms and insignia, tools, lamps, lens apparatus, equipment and apparatus and much more relating to these heroic services.
We now issue most of our catalogues on line rather than by mail. This allows us to issue more catalogues and feature more items, with better photos and descriptions. Let us know your email address and we will email you monthly as our catalogues are posted.
Type in your search word. After hitting Enter you will automatically be brought back to this page. Scroll down to this spot to see the results of search. Pages containing your search word will be listed. You will be allowed to click on the pages found. When on each page, Windows Explorer will allow you to use Ctrl + F to bring up a search box for that page. Type in your search word again and hit “Enter”. You will be taken to that item.
96541. Pouliot, Richard A. and Julie J., SHIPWRECKS ON THE VIRGINIA COAST AND THE MEN OF THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE.
96541. Pouliot, Richard A. and Julie J., SHIPWRECKS ON THE VIRGINIA COAST AND THE MEN OF THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Centreville, MD. 1994. 2nd. 226p. DJ. The Coast of Virginia is scarcely a hundred miles long, yet from 1874 to 1915 there were more than 600 incidents involving the Life-Saving Service. Nearly 7,000 lives were imperiled and of these, only 102 lives were lost. This most interesting book is the story of these incidents and if the stalwart men of the Service. An exciting story and a valuable reference work. Well illustrated with vintage photographs, maps and engravings. Appended are lists of all known wrecks during the period, and with notes and extensive bibliography. (M). Regularly retails for $18.95. Our price $17.