Alaska and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, 1867-1915
By: Truman R. Strobridge and Dennis L. Noble.
Contributors: Noble, Dennis L.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: United States. Revenue-Cutter Service -- History.
Other titles: Alaska and the US Revenue Cutter Service, 1867-1915
Description: "Not long after Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service (USRCS) made its first appearance in the Bering Sea. Over the next forty-eight years the ships and men of the USRCS firmly established U.S. sovereignty in the area and performed amazing acts of rescue and humanitarian aid - contributions that have received little attention until the publication of this book."--BOOK JACKET.

"Bringing together widely scattered documentation and records, maritime historians Dennis Noble and Truman Strobridge chronicle events in the service's colorful history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-212) and index.