Lifeguards Of The Jersey Shore

Author : Michael Fowler
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764334917
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lifeguards of the Jersey Shore written by Michael Fowler and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compelling story of how and why modern ocean lifeguarding emerged on the New Jersey shore is told through 298 rare, unpublished, primary source photographs and fascinating text. This state-wide perspective of beach patrols, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, provides a unique, first-hand outlook garnered from interviews with many of the most prominent personalities in the lifeguard community. Learn the myths and realities of lifeguarding's history, beginning with the origins and pioneers, and how the United States Life-Saving Service emerged in response to early shipwrecks. Evolving gear reflects how technology has enhanced ocean rescue's effectiveness, paved with the guards' commitment to physical and mental conditioning. A window into the culture of lifeguarding, you'll enjoy the idiosyncrasies that have become common denominators among guards up and down the coast. This is a story that has long needed to be told.

Author : Gregory Andrus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578291116
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sand, Sea & Rescue: Lifeguards of the Jersey Shore written by Gregory Andrus and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews and Portraits of over 50 lifeguards from 20 beach patrols along the Jersey Shore.

Author : Gregory Andrus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999525821
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Portraits of the Jersey Shore written by Gregory Andrus and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real People. Real Stories. The Real Jersey Shore.

Author : Gordon Hesse
Publisher : Valente Publishing House Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780963290670
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Summer Long written by Gordon Hesse and published by Valente Publishing House Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Summer Long captures behind-the-scenes stories of beach culture and life over a span of seven decades (particularly the ?60s and ?70s) as seen and told by lifeguards in their own words. Whether you are a beachgoer or one of the few who has guarded our shores, many of these accounts will bring back memories of good days gone by. Author Gordon Hesse lifeguarded for ten years on the beaches of New Jersey and Florida. Based on his own experiences and interviews with nearly three dozen men and women lifeguards (most from Lavallette, a small coastal town on the Jersey Shore), All Summer Long is a compilation of beach tales and lore that traces the evolution of lifeguarding on the Atlantic. Drawn from a long oral tradition, these first-person accounts and recollections tell of triumphs and tragedies and offer insight into lifeguarding's heritage, training, hazing rituals, friendships, social scene, and more.

Author : John O'Brien
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805069112
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beach Patrol written by John O'Brien and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the beach patrol's typical day on a crowded beach, including the equipment, terminology, characteristics of the ocean, and behavior of beach goers with which a lifeguard must be familiar.

Author : Peter Genovese
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813533155
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jersey Shore Uncovered written by Peter Genovese and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not your typical Jersey Shore book. Yes, you'll find the obvious-beaches and boardwalks, lifeguards and lighthouses, fishing and food. But Peter Genovese will also take you off the beaten track for an insider's look at this famous (and infamous) 127-mile stretch from Sandy Hook to Cape May. Birders, tiki hut builders, beach cleaners, wheel-of-chance operators, she-crab soup makers-they're all here. You'll check out an Airstream-only trailer park and visit a Point Pleasant Beach house where the music of Frank Sinatra plays nearly 24/7. Genovese will introduce you to the owner of the Stone Pony and to participants at the grueling Atlantic City Around-the-Island Swim as they describe their battles with tides, exhaustion, and face-stinging jellyfish. All of that, plus you'll find out why Ocean Grove residents write their names on their flowerpots. Beach reading just doesn't get any better than this. Spend a summer with Peter Genovese as he chronicles a typical wild and wacky, kitschy and classy season along the New Jersey coastline. Lifeguards, surfers, beachgoers, birders, ice cream vendors, seashell sellers, banner pilots-they're all here. You'll be on the scene when Atlantic City's mayor officially begins summer by "unlocking the ocean," get a whiff of the state barbeque championship, watch the nation's longest-running all-women lifeguard competition, and even spend a weekend, Survivor-style, on a Barnegat Bay island. The Ocean City Baby Parade, Clownfest, the state's hottest bikini contest, and the World Series of Surf Fishing are all covered. You'll also meet the folks at the Diamondback Terrapin Conservation Project, the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, and the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Genovese introduces you to Little Miss Chaos and the King of Corn, the Jersey Shore Hot Dog Queen, and Lucky Leo. You'll go on patrol with the New Jersey State Marine Police, meet the man behind Big Mike's E-Z Bail Bonds, and find salvation at the Boardwalk Chapel. The Jersey Shore Uncovered flawlessly depicts the timeless allure of New Jersey beach culture. Along with his stories, Genovese brings readers hundreds of color and black-and-white photos that brilliantly capture exactly what makes this 127-mile stretch of shoreline unique. Whether you've never been to a New Jersey beach or you're a Jersey native who spends your summers "down the Shore," you're certain to learn a thing or two from this book. So get settled in your beach chair, put on some suntan lotion, and enjoy.

Author : Dominick Mazzagetti
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813593751
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jersey Shore written by Dominick Mazzagetti and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Jersey Shore, Dominick Mazzagetti provides a modern re-telling of the history, culture, and landscapes of this famous region, from the 1600s to the present. The Shore, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, became a national resort in the late 1800s and contributes enormously to New Jersey’s economy today. The devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 underscored the area’s central place in the state’s identity and the rebuilding efforts after the storm restored its economic health. Divided into chronological and thematic sections, this book will attract general readers interested in the history of the Shore: how it appeared to early European explorers; how the earliest settlers came to the beaches for the whaling trade; the first attractions for tourists in the nineteenth century; and how the coming of railroads, and ultimately automobiles, transformed the Shore into a major vacation destination over a century later. Mazzagetti also explores how the impact of changing national mores on development, race relations, and the environment, impacted the Shore in recent decades and will into the future. Ultimately, this book is an enthusiastic and comprehensive portrait by a native son, whose passion for the region is shared by millions of beachgoers throughout the Northeast.

Author : Fred Miller
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439632030
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean City Beach Patrol written by Fred Miller and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ocean City Beach Patrol is the story of the elite group of men and women who serve as guards along the sandy beaches and gently rolling surf of Ocean City, an eight-mile-long barrier island off the coast of southern New Jersey. Although the coastline slopes gradually into the sea and the water is generally calm, deadly rip currents and strong undertows can occur at any time. Thus, the lifeguards often risk their lives to protect the thousands of bathers enjoying these waters each summer.

Author : Ray Fisk
Publisher : Down the Shore Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781593221065
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Things LBI written by Ray Fisk and published by Down the Shore Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the authentic Long Beach Island? If you were to list all that you love about this 18-mile-long New Jersey sandbar --favorite things, its rich history and lore, family attachments that may go back generations, beach, ocean and bay activities, lost youth and carefree summers, spiritual sunrises and spectacular sunsets -- would that distill LBI to its essence?There is so much that is lasting, true and timeless about this Island. Although the experiences and feelings are different for everyone, one fact can not be denied: the emotional connection to LBI is real and deep and as permanent as a tattoo. It is a bond.All Things LBI: Faves - History - Legends - Lore celebrates this bond with observations, past and present moments, cultural vignettes, memories and delights -- with 480 photographs and images. Loosely organized into sections like: "The Beach and All That Makes It So," "All Things Bayside," "Weather, Storms, and Shipwrecks," the book also includes natural history, town legends and landmarks, remember-when nostalgia, and the special quality of the off-season. Long-time locals will recognize much; new visitors will be clued-in; young and old will relate. Breezy, evocative and cleverly written, inclusive not exclusive (because no one really wants to keep it to themselves), this chunky gift book captures the real Long Beach Island. All-encompassing, yet admittedly incomplete (how could it ever be complete?), the 183-page hardcover also includes blank note pages at the end for readers to record their own favorite LBI things.As the book observes: "Those three letters.... They're loaded with meaning, longing, and emotion. They represent more than just a physical place. More than an identity. They are attached to your soul. ...Wherever you are in the world, if you know what those letters mean, they will transport and connect you."

Author : David John Knight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648305330
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Jersey Boys written by David John Knight and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the entertaining story of the Australian run lifeguard service in Jersey, the Channel Islands between 1958 and 2010. Some 270 young men and one woman, from Australia, South Africa, England, New Zealand and Jersey, saved lives and played hard. Their adventures were humorous, dangerous, and risqué, but always interesting.