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Heroes at the Falls: Louisville's Lifesavers

Leland R. Johnson
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Description:Life-Saving Station #10, docked at the wharf in Louisville, Kentucky, is a unique installation in American history. The only such federal installation on the inland waterways, this rare floating National Historical Landmark guarded against navigational disasters from 1882 until 1972.Founded and manned by locally-grown heroes, the Life-Saving Station maintained a constant vigil to protect vessels as well as their passengers, cargoes and crews from destruction on the jagged rocks of the Falls of the Ohio in the days prior to modern lock and dam systems.Dr. Leland Johnson's book tells, for the first time, the compelling story of this first and only U.S. Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard station, and the remarkable crews who saved thousands of lives, countless numbers of boats, and millions of dollars of cargoes at the Falls of the Ohio.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Heroes at the Falls: Louisville's Lifesavers. To get started finding Heroes at the Falls: Louisville's Lifesavers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
128
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Butler Books
Release
2014
ISBN
1935497758

Heroes at the Falls: Louisville's Lifesavers

Leland R. Johnson
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: Life-Saving Station #10, docked at the wharf in Louisville, Kentucky, is a unique installation in American history. The only such federal installation on the inland waterways, this rare floating National Historical Landmark guarded against navigational disasters from 1882 until 1972.Founded and manned by locally-grown heroes, the Life-Saving Station maintained a constant vigil to protect vessels as well as their passengers, cargoes and crews from destruction on the jagged rocks of the Falls of the Ohio in the days prior to modern lock and dam systems.Dr. Leland Johnson's book tells, for the first time, the compelling story of this first and only U.S. Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard station, and the remarkable crews who saved thousands of lives, countless numbers of boats, and millions of dollars of cargoes at the Falls of the Ohio.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Heroes at the Falls: Louisville's Lifesavers. To get started finding Heroes at the Falls: Louisville's Lifesavers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
128
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Butler Books
Release
2014
ISBN
1935497758

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