Thirty years later, thirteen years after the Civil War, on that same far-flung spit of sand at Cape Hatteras, seven men of courage face the sea and its storms as men of the United States Lifesaving Service. Recruited and trained by that same boy grown to manhood, Confederate blockade runner Captain Thomas Hooper, the men of Cape Hatteras Station are the only hope for sailors in distress at the treacherous Diamond Shoals. As Thomas Hooper readies his men to fight the sea and tries to keep them from fighting each other, he realizes that the souls he’s there to save may very well be those of his men.
C.T. Marshall writes from rural Maryland. Of creative spirit he has spent twenty five years as a professional chef and caterer. His boutique catering company, Local Flavors, has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best caterers in the Mid-Atlantic, and Marshall’s creative take on farm fresh, local cuisine has been at the forefront of today’s farm to fork movement up and down the East Coast. An admitted farm boy, born and raised, brings a unique flavor to both his cuisine and his writing, and his regular monthly column entitled Local Flavors in the Zone Magazine highlights this perspective.