Project Gutenberg 2013-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 205 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. The Life Savers: A story of the United States life-saving service Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Life Savers: A Story of the United States Life-Saving Service" by James Otis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the origins and operations of the United States Life-Saving Service, focusing on the brave individuals who risk their lives to save others from shipwrecks along the American coast. The opening of the book introduces the beginnings of the Life-Saving Service, illustrating its evolution from a small voluntary group in the late 18th century to a more organized service by the late 19th century. It highlights significant figures, including Captain Sumner I. Kimball, who played a crucial role in reforming and empowering the service, leading to improved protocols and success in rescuing those in peril at sea. The narrative shifts to a specific event where a life-saving crew prepares for a potential rescue during a fierce winter storm, anticipating the imminent wreck of a large ship, showcasing the tension and urgency of their mission. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43961/43961-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Lifesaving -- Juvenile fiction United States. Life-Saving Service -- History -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 474082 2025-06-17T17:08:20.872737 text/html 497108 2013-10-15T17:50:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1349623 2025-06-17T17:08:29.491675 application/epub+zip 1352804 2025-06-17T17:08:22.739802 application/epub+zip 247617 2025-06-17T17:08:21.733710 application/epub+zip 1500165 2025-06-17T17:08:34.565674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1455478 2025-06-17T17:08:28.531822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354379 2022-09-20T05:20:03.340887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426819 2025-06-17T17:08:19.644764 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426636 2013-10-15T17:50:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17005 2025-06-17T17:08:34.732685 application/rdf+xml 26574 2025-06-17T17:08:21.862738 image/jpeg 3469 2025-06-17T17:08:21.799739 image/jpeg 1262077 2025-06-17T17:08:20.979724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Prentice, Harry