02187cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500700014126400510021130000470026233600260030933700260033533800360036150000310039750801860042852010490061453400450166365300350170865300700174385600430181399900170185643961UtSlPG20260610134017.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aOtis, James,d1848-191214aThe Life Savers: A story of the United States life-saving service 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-10-16  aProduced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"The Life Savers: A Story of the United States Life-Saving Service" by James Otis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the origins and operations of the United States Life-Saving Service, focusing on the brave individuals who risk their lives to save others from shipwrecks along the American coast.   The opening of the book introduces the beginnings of the Life-Saving Service, illustrating its evolution from a small voluntary group in the late 18th century to a more organized service by the late 19th century. It highlights significant figures, including Captain Sumner I. Kimball, who played a crucial role in reforming and empowering the service, leading to improved protocols and success in rescuing those in peril at sea. The narrative shifts to a specific event where a life-saving crew prepares for a potential rescue during a fierce winter storm, anticipating the imminent wreck of a large ship, showcasing the tension and urgency of their mission. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLifesaving -- Juvenile fiction  aUnited States. Life-Saving Service -- History -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43961  c84800d84800