The Story of the Coast Guard (Paperback)

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Paperback. Riley Shepard Brown has recounted the history of the United States Coast Guard, from its inception in 1790 until the outset of World War I. From the Revenue Marine to the Coast GuardIron Men, Wooden ShipsThe Coast Guard in the Great WarThe Morro Castle DisasterSOS!The Sea Is a KillerDeath Goes to SeaWings and MenGuardians of the Sea LanesDots and DashesFloods and HurricanesThe Coast Guard and the Future Riley Shepard Brown has recounted the history of the United States Coast Guard, from its inception in 1790 until the outset of World War I. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de ref. del artículo 9798888190753

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Acerca del autor: Riley Shepard Brown (1911-1992) was a longtime resident of New Jersey and well-known columnist in the Moorestown Sunday Courier Post. Brown grew up in Cordele, Georgia, and wrote often of his Southern heritage, and had a keen interest in the Civil War. He played football at the University of Georgia and minor league baseball in the South and Southwest. After service in the Coast Guard during World War II, he made a living writing detective stories. Even after joining N. W. Ayer and Son, where he was an advertising writer and executive for 20 years, he continued to write magazine articles and television and movie screenplays. He was working on two novels when he passed.Brown's favorite work was his biography of a Confederate officer, Stringfellow of the Fourth, published in 1960. He also wrote a history of the US Coast Guard.