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Title: Wreck Ashore: The United States Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes by Frederick Stonehouse, Paul L. Hayden ISBN: 0-942235-22-3 Publisher: Lake Superior Port Cities Pub. Date: June, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Meticulous, but missing something.
Comment: This is an exhaustively researched book, with interesting photos and all sorts of detail. But it was a little short of the one thing I thought it would be filled with, given the title: Life saving. There's very little in the way of actual tales of rescue, and almost none until the last quarter of the book. I would have preferred a little less day to day minutae and a little more adventure.

Rating: 4
Summary: Very interesting
Comment: There are a few other good books on the old life-saving service, but this is the first one to focus on the Great Lakes. I bought it to discover my roots, since I've been a longtime lifeguard at a converted life-saving service station. While my station (Rogers Park) is only mentioned in passing, the great information and detail of other stations, keepers, and rescues kept me engaged. The writing's a little uneven but Stonehouse is a great researcher and obviously has a deep passion for the subject. The pictures & illustrations are top-notch.