Ebook Fire Island

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"This was the smell of a new nation -- a free, proud, and hard-working people. It was the smell of burgeoning confidence, of optimism, of enterprise. It seemed as if the very air shimmered with promise." So thought Moses Howland Grinnell as he walked up the Street of Ships in Lower Manhattan on the morning of November 23rd, 1857. Just days later, one of his prized vessels, Young America, returning from a trading voyage to China, wrecked off the coast of Fire Island. This shipwreck changed forever the life of the captain of the vessel William Trask. He lost his son, his crew, and one of his legs, but it also set him on a strange new course in his life that he could never have guessed. Fire Island tells the story of Trask, Grinnell and a host of other characters from the time in a gripping new historical novel from author John J. Stevens. Real historical facts and authentic people from the past are interwoven here with fictional people and events, in a beautifully-written tale of historical drama. It is a dramatic and well-written tale from the Age of Sail that artfully portrays the character of people who helped to make America what it was then, and what it is today. The story takes place from November 1857 to November 1858 on Fire Island, a barrier beach off the coast of Long Island, New York, and in lower Manhattan. A 10-mile stretch of ocean just off Fire Island became known as Wreck Valley because of the frequency of shipwrecks that occurred there. Numerous lives, ships and cargo were lost in these wrecks so close to shore. Volunteer humanitarian societies were formed to rescue and comfort survivors of shipwrecks, and the families of those who were lost. Out of those societies grew the United States Lifesaving Service, an early federal effort to formalize these volunteers into a type of civil service, much like today's fire-fighting companies. The "surfmen" were employed from October to May each year, the storm season. They performed drills, walked a "beach watch" at night, and, when called upon, executed dramatic rescues of shipwreck survivors, often in the midst of the most ferocious storms. These are the times and the people who come alive on the pages of Fire Island on an epic scale. It is a story in which you will get happily lost. Earth Wind & Fire The official site of the mighty Earth Wind & Fire + CHIC feat Nile Rodgers present 2054 - THE TOUR Two of the most successful and critically-acclaimed bands Earth Wind & Fire and CHIC ft Nile SparkNotes: Lord of the Flies: Themes Motifs & Symbols Description and explanation of the major themes of Lord of the Flies This accessible literary criticism is perfect for anyone faced with Lord of the Flies essays Fire - Wikipedia Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion releasing heat light and various reaction products Slower oxidative NC Fire Station Lists - Carolinas Fire Page Carolinas Fire Page: North Carolina Fire Stations ASHE COUNTY - CFP DIVISION 5 (700) Dispatch: 15577501514PL Sta 7 - Fleetwood - 9005 Hwy 221 South Fires Near Me - NSW Rural Fire Service Fires Near Me This page displays all bush and grass fires attended by fire services in NSW and other incidents attended by NSW RFS volunteers Fire Island Real Estate Fire Island Rentals Fire Island Real Estate is the leading real estate brokerage on Fire Island Located in the heart of Ocean Beach we have been serving Fire Island for over sixty years Fire Mountain Gems - Wholesale Beads and Jewelry Making What customers are saying Thank you very much! I am very pleased with the quality products and service that I have always received from Fire Mountain BOFFO BOFFO Fire Island Art Camp May 30 September 18 2016 Fire Island Pines NY Enriching the Fire Island Pines Community through the Arts The BOFFO Art Camp on Fire New York Police & Fire Retirees The Ultimate Website Management and Communications Tool for Unions SILivecom - Staten Island NY Local News Breaking News Get the latest Staten Island NY Local News Sports News & US breaking News View daily New York weather updates watch videos and photos join the discussion in forums
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