Point Allerton Life Saving Station Massachusetts Harbour Lights Limited Edition #635 The History of the United States Lifesaving Service Since Christopher Columbus and early explorers sailed to America and proved the world was round, men and women have been lured to the Land of Opportunity. They soon discovered, however, that while the earth was not flat, neither was the sea nor the floor underneath it. What lay between them and America was her incredibly dangerous coastline, full of hidden rocks, reefs, and sand bars -- not to mention a tendency toward violent storms. Death by shipwreck was much more likely and no less horrifying than falling off the end of the earth. While some made it past the obstacles to stake their claim, far too many were themselves claimed by the sea. |
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