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  • By William F. Althoff:  This is a comprehensive history of an important airship that recorded 300 flights and 4,000 hours of flying. Learn about the unique contributions and technical developments in lighter than air travel made by the USS Los Angeles.  
  • By Frank Finale:  Join acclaimed author and poet, Frank Finale on a journey through the past and present as he once again captures life along the shore while exploring universal themes that touch us all.  These graceful personal essays and poems elicit an emotional response and lingering memory.  They are also perfect for reading aloud throughout the year.  The essays and poems are organized from north to south taking places in all four seasons in many towns and regions along the coast.  This second volume contains over 180 pages of text and 144 full-color paintings by more than forty area artists.  
  • By Gary Jobson and Roy Wilkins:  The mighty A Cats have sailed and raced on Barnegat Bay since the 1920s.  These sturdy boats link the generations.  Along with the tales of 40 sailors, over 200 photographs and illustrations showcase the past and the present.  
  • By Captain Robert F. Bennett—U.S. Coast Guard, Retired:  This book contains two works.  The first is a reprint of Surfboats, Rockets, and Carronades.  It was originally published by the United States Coast Guard in 1976 and was long out of print. The second part is a researched chronological presentation of official correspondence and documents relating to the funding and creation of the early life-saving stations.  Information is included about the tools and equipment provided by the federal government as well as the early station-keepers.  Also referenced are some of the notable shipwrecks of the period from 1848 to 1871.