The Bear and the Northland
Legendary Coast Guard Cutters in the Alaskan Ice
Will be published approx. on 20. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
221 pages
978-1-4766-9211-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
25 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-9211-1 (9781476692111)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Arthur G. Sharp is a Sun City Center, Florida, based writer/editor whose publications include 21 books and more than 2,500 articles on a variety of topics.
Content
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
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