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High tides, low tides : the story of Leroy Colombo /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrews, Jean F (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Beaumont, TX : Lamar University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Colombo, LeRoy, > 1905-1974.
Lifeguards > Texas > Galveston > Biography.
Sauveteurs (Baignade) > Texas > Galveston > Biographies.
Lifeguards.
Texas > Galveston.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Tarzan of the Sea
  • Italian roots
  • Becoming deaf
  • Frustration
  • Beginnings at TSD (1915-1918)
  • First save
  • More TSD (1918-1922)
  • Seawater Racer
  • Leroy and the history of lifeguarding
  • Living and working on the beach
  • Rescues
  • Leroy's deaf community
  • Last lap
  • Timeline
  • Bibliography
  • Book club discussion questions.