Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf. First Commandant of the Coast Guard.
Kroll, C. Douglas.
ISBN 10: 1557504741 ISBN 13: 9781557504746
Published by Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, MD., 2002
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Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. States: "First printing", but the number line goes to 2. Seller Inventory # 2181 (Box 96)
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When Ellsworth P. Bertholf was court-martialed and dismissed from the Naval Academy for a hazing incident, no one could have predicted his future greatness. But undaunted by his experience at the academy, Bertholf pursued a career in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and by 1902 had earned a special Gold Medal of Honor from the U.S. Congress for his role in a dramatic overland relief expedition to Alaska. By 1915 he had bypassed twenty-two officers senior to him to become the first commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and went on to successfully steer his fledgling service through the trials of World War I. This biography of the man who has been called the savior of the Coast Guard offers a revealing portrait not only of Bertholf but also of the last years of the Revenue Cutter and Life-Saving Services and the early formative years of the Coast Guard.
Written by a former Coast Guard officer, the book chronicles Bertholf's colorful early career with the service when he patrolled the vast reaches of the Pacific, enforced maritime laws regulating the fishing, sealing, and whaling industries, participated in daring rescues, and transported Siberian reindeer from Russia to the starving Inuits. As the only biography of Bertholf ever written, his book makes an important contribution to the history of an armed service that receives little recognition for its contributions to the nation.
Review: "[The author] deserves congratulations for producing an informative account of a previously overlooked figure in US maritime history." -- International Journal of Military History, June 2003
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf. First ...
Publisher: Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, MD.
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition