Life and death at Cape Disappointment : becoming a surfman on the Columbia River Bar /: becoming a surfman on the Columbia River Bar. ([2021])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Becoming a surfman on the Columbia River Bar
• Further Information: Note: Christopher J. D'Amelio with Reid Maruyama.
• Authors: D'Amelio, Christopher J, 1974-; Maruyama, Reid
• Contents: Red shoes -- Imperium Neptuni Regis : crossing the line -- Welcome to Cape Disappointment -- Reacting to the conditions -- Short tow, long tow, last tow -- The Graveyard of the Pacific -- Worst-case scenario : the Linnea -- Helmets on dead men -- "Always ready" -- The Peacock Spit case -- The Association for Rescue at Sea -- Last tow -- Farewell -- Epilogue.
• Publisher Details: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.28/6092 B; Lifesaving stations -- Washington (State) -- History; Lifeboat service -- United States -- Biography; Stations de sauvetage -- Washington (État) -- Histoire; Lifeboat service; Lifesaving stations; Search and rescue operations; Columbia River Bar (Or. and Wash.) -- History; Ilwaco (Wash.) -- Biography; United States; United States -- Columbia River Bar; United States -- Pacific Coast; Washington (State); Washington (State) -- Ilwaco; Biographies; History; Biography; Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Coast (U.S.); Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1493058738; 9781493058730
• Related ISBNs: 9781493058723
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.