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Fire on the beach
recovering the lost story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island lifesavers
By Wright, David W. & Zoby, David
- ISBN
- 978-0-68487-304-6
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Scribner, c2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2001
This true-life story is akin to Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm (LJ 5/15/97), except that the storm here is on shore as well. The story roils with the terrifying racism of slavery's aftermath, as Wright (English, Univ. of Illinois) and Zoby (Caspar Coll.) indicate in this story of the life and times of Richard Etheridge (1842-1900). Born a slave, Etheridge served in the U.S...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
