The United States Coast Guard On The Great Lakes    by Thomas P. Ostrom
Price: $2.99 USD. 60920 words. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
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At last there is one definitive volume describing its history on the Great Lakes from inception to the present. The author, Thomas P. Ostrom, served in the USCGR.

The United States Coast Guard: 1790 to the Present (Revised)    by Thomas P. Ostrom
Price: $2.99 USD. 83540 words. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
The United States Coast Guard traces its origins to 1790, but was not officially named until 1915. At last there is one definitive volume describing its history from inception to the present. The author, Thomas P. Ostrom, served in the USCGR from 1961-69, and had basic and advanced training at the USCG Base, Alameda, California. He served subsequently in the Port Security Reserve Unit.