6/24/2023 0 Comments Fire on the Beach by David Wright![]() ![]() Yet Fire on the Beach is not a mere biography. Much of the book is a reconstruction of his life, and Civil War buffs will appreciate the extensive treatment given to his military service. He fought during the Civil War and later entered the LSS. Their leader was Richard Etheridge, an inspiring figure born into slavery. Stationed on Pea Island, near the hazardous "Graveyard of the Atlantic," the men of the segregated Station 17 showed that African Americans were just as capable as their white peers when it came to saving the lives of sailors and passengers whose ships foundered on deadly shoals. ![]() Life-Saving Service on North Carolina's "beautiful and unforgiving" Outer Banks. ![]() Fire on the Beach is a wonderful book on a forgotten piece of history: The story of an all-black unit of the U.S. ![]()
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