02333cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500390016426400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950801030042052012520052353400450177565300290182065300350184965300510188485600430193599900170197831259UtSlPG20260610133719.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a15018115 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aRolt-Wheeler, Francis,d1876-196014aThe Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2010-02-12 aProduced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"The Boy With the U.S. Life-Savers" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler is a children’s adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Eric Swift, a young volunteer in the U.S. Life-Saving Corps, who engages in thrilling rescues along the coast, highlighting themes of bravery and teamwork. The narrative focuses on his experience, camaraderie with fellow lifesavers, and his aspirations to join the Coast Guard, emphasizing both action and the importance of swimming and safety at sea. The opening of the book sets the stage for Eric's daring endeavors as he responds to a distress call on a moonlit beach, illustrating the tense and exhilarating nature of life-saving efforts. The reader is introduced to the immediacy of rescue, as Eric and his companions navigate the rough sea to save a drowning man, showcasing their training, quick thinking, and resilience. As they perform artificial respiration on the rescued individual, discussions about various life-saving techniques reveal the characters' dedication and the educational aspects of the narrative, creating a vivid picture of life-saving missions that combine excitement, heroism, and valuable lessons in water safety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aBoys -- Juvenile fiction aLifesaving -- Juvenile fiction aUnited States. Coast Guard -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31259 c72105d72105