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Storm Warriors of Biddeford Pool

Name: Storm Warriors of Biddeford Pool
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SKU: 9781684752638
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GLOBE PEQUOTISBN: 9781684752638

Harrowing Tales from the Fletchers Neck Life Saving Station

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By Richard Parsons
Imprint: DOWN EAST BOOKS
Release Date: July 15, 2025
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
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Pages: 256

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From 1874 until 1915, the "Storm Warriors" of the Fletchers Neck Life Saving Service and the citizens of the Village of Biddeford Pool shared a common history. During the 19th century, the stretch of Maine coast between Portland and the busy docks at Portsmouth, New Hampshire was among the most dangerous passages along the coast of Maine. Rocky beaches, hidden ledges, dangerous currents, and small, low-lying islands were treacherous to mariners. In December 1874 the Biddeford Pool Life Saving Station began its first active season. Six "surfmen" made up the crew charged with protecting this transit. Gleaned from local newspapers, stations logbooks, official records of the Life Saving Service, and the papers and memories of involved families, these are tales of men at odds with the fury of nature- men who subscribed to the motto: "You have to go out but you don't have to come back."

Richard Parsons is a member of the Biddeford Historical Society and serves as the historian on the Executive Board of the Friends of the Wood Island Lighthouse. He is the author of Wood Island Lighthouse: Stories from the Edge of the Sea . He lives in Biddeford, Maine.

1. Beginnings 2. Shoving Off (The early years at Biddeford Pool) 3. Stormy Weather (Conflicts with the leadership) 4. First Watch (The first surfmen) 5. Small Mutinies (Unhappiness and discord) 6. Trimming the Sails (Drills and daily life) 7. Course Corrections (Correcting some misunderstandings)) 8. Community Relations 9. Sea Shanties (Biddeford Pool poets and their poetry) 10.An Unexpected Encounter (Boston Yacht Club and The "Whizzzer" of 1912) 11.Three Schooners (Three wrecks on one day) 12.Captain Lewis C. Totman (The longest serving keeper) 13.The Station (The physical structure -1905-1975) 14.Photo Essay: The Restoration (The Station on the National Register of Historic Places) 15.Captain Joseph Staples (The last Keeper during the life-saving era- 1912-1915) 16.End of an Era (Summary of Coast Guard Years- 1915-1971/ Conclusion) Footnotes Bibliography

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