Buker, George E.,  1923- <br/><br/>
The metal life car  the inventor, the impostor, and the business of lifesaving /  [electronic resource] : 
George E. Buker. 
 - Tuscaloosa :  University of Alabama Press,  c2008. 
 - 182 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176) and index. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780817316082 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780817380373 (electronic) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Francis, Joseph, 1801-1893. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Life-Saving Service. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lifesaving--Equipment and supplies.<br/>Lifeboats--History.<br/>Marine engineering--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Inventors--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VK1461  / .B85 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>623.88/87092  B