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Overview"In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.S. Coast Guard served as the Alaskan 911. Known then as simply the Revenue Cutter Service, it was comprised of skilled navigators, judges and law enforcement specialists tasked with preventing the frontier from descending into anarchy, and securing its status as a ""cash cow"" for the mainland states. This is the history of the early U.S. Coast Guard, with special focus on its former whalers-turned-cutters, the Bear and the Northland, and their voyages along the coast of Alaska, Hawaii and Greenland. Following the two vessels through history, chapters detail the diverse responsibilities that the ""Coasties"" had to face at the time, including capturing seal poachers and pirates, delivering babies, pulling natives' teeth and even engaging in combat with a German warship." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur G. SharpPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm ISBN: 9781476692111ISBN 10: 1476692114 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Table of Contents Preface Introduction—The Bear and the Northland: The ""911s"" of the North 1—Semper Paratus, Bert Rankin 2—Captain, My Captain 3—Reindeer Rustlers 4—Do Bears Have Tales? 5—The Bizarre Court-Martial of Captain Healey 6—The Bear May Have Been a Ship, but There Was Railroading Afloat 7—Impeach Hamlin and Convict Healey 8—The Fallout Hurts More than Healey 9—Ellsworth P. Bertholf, the Santa Claus of the Coast Guard 10—A Unique Partnership 11—Providing Provisions 12—Relief at Point Barrow 13—1900—A Year of Death, Disease, and Devotion 14—The Bear Takes a Hawaiian Vacation 15—The Bear Rides the Waves to Bust a Crime Wave 16—The Only Ship the Bering Patrol Lost 17—Judge Not, Lest Ye Be ""Thurbered"" 18—A Lieutenant Makes a Major Discovery 19—Healey and His Counterparts Share a Conundrum 20—Sailing on the ""Inconsistent Sea"" 21—Five Killed, a Dozen Captured 22—A Seemingly Hopeless Task 23—The Bear and the Karluk 24—The Bear and the Explorers 25—The Bear Goes into Hibernation 26—The Great Walrus Hunt 27—Routine, but Challenging 28—Sailing Toward War 29—World War II's Weirdest Battle Epilogue: The Bear Goes to the Bottom; the Northland Ends Life on the Scrap Heap Appendix A—Technical Specifications/Features (the Northland) Appendix B—How The Call Has Outfitted the Bear Chapter Notes Bibliography Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationArthur G. Sharp is a Sun City Center, Florida-based writer/editor whose publications include 21 books and over 2,500 articles on a variety of topics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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