Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Rebecca Harding Davis" in English language version.
In two of her journalistic essays, "The House on the Beach" (1876) and "Life-Saving* Stations" (1876), Davis narrates the adventures of tourists as they explore a section of New Jersey coast. "The House on the Beach" documents the efforts to reduce shipwreck and storm damage through the systematic study of weather patterns by the Signal Service. Likewise, in "Life-Saving Stations," Davis blends melodramatic action with descriptions of life-saving equipment and the efficiency of lifesaving crews to respond to shipwreck. By linking the specific locality to an analysis of heroism and technology, tempered by accounts of morally corrupt wrecking endeavors, Davis not only replaces the highly romanticized view of heroic lifesaving with a more balanced realism but also elevates local geography to national prominence.
