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245 10 a| Captain "Hell Roaring" Mike Healy :b| from American slave to Arctic hero /c| Dennis L. Noble and Truman R. Strobridge ; foreword by Gene Allen Smith and James C. Bradford.;

300 a| xx, 326 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The Georgia plantation -- Down to the sea -- Love and the sailor -- Eastern interlude -- Healy's polar passion -- Cannons, expeditions, shipwrecks, and reindeer -- The captain and the immortal Bear -- "Monster Healy" -- The czar of the North -- "I steer by no man's compass but my own" -- "A desperate and dangerous man" -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Important dates in the life of Capt. Michael A. Healy -- Appendix 2: The family of Michael Augustine Healy -- Appendix 3: Charges brought against Capt. Michael A. Healy in 1896 trial.;

520 a| This biography of Captain Michael A. Healy (1839-1904) traces his life and career in the US Revenue Cutter Service, from his childhood, when his parents sent him north to escape slavery, to passing for white and becoming a sailor. The authors describe how, as a captain in the Cutter Service in Alaska and the Pacific, he enforced federal laws, provided search and rescue for sailors, brought medical aid to isolated villages, and was concerned for the fate of Eskimos. They also provide a general overview of the US Revenue Cutter Service. Healy gained a reputation as hard-drinking, which led to one of two trials for drunkenness and other charges. Noble, a writer who has served in the US Coast Guard, has a Ph.D. in history. Strobridge has been a historian for several government agencies. Annotation ♭2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).;

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Captain "Hell Roaring" Mike Healy : from American slave to Arctic hero / Dennis L. Noble and Truman R. Strobridge ; foreword by Gene Allen Smith and James C. Bradford.

Author/creator	Noble, Dennis L.
Other author	Strobridge, Truman R.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2009.
Description	xx, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Healy, Michael A., 1839-1904. United States. Revenue-Cutter Service--Officers. --Biography. Ship captains--Alaska. --Biography. African American sailors--Alaska. --Biography. African Americans--Biography. Enslaved persons--Georgia. --Biography. Passing (Identity)--United States. --Case studies. Alaska--Gold discoveries. Alaska--History. --19th century.

Series	New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology. ^A458028
Contents	The Georgia plantation -- Down to the sea -- Love and the sailor -- Eastern interlude -- Healy's polar passion -- Cannons, expeditions, shipwrecks, and reindeer -- The captain and the immortal Bear -- "Monster Healy" -- The czar of the North -- "I steer by no man's compass but my own" -- "A desperate and dangerous man" -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Important dates in the life of Capt. Michael A. Healy -- Appendix 2: The family of Michael Augustine Healy -- Appendix 3: Charges brought against Capt. Michael A. Healy in 1896 trial.
Abstract	This biography of Captain Michael A. Healy (1839-1904) traces his life and career in the US Revenue Cutter Service, from his childhood, when his parents sent him north to escape slavery, to passing for white and becoming a sailor. The authors describe how, as a captain in the Cutter Service in Alaska and the Pacific, he enforced federal laws, provided search and rescue for sailors, brought medical aid to isolated villages, and was concerned for the fate of Eskimos. They also provide a general overview of the US Revenue Cutter Service. Healy gained a reputation as hard-drinking, which led to one of two trials for drunkenness and other charges. Noble, a writer who has served in the US Coast Guard, has a Ph.D. in history. Strobridge has been a historian for several government agencies. Annotation ♭2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009008372
ISBN	9780813033686 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0813033683 (alk. paper)

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