Marshall is a big, friendly Newfoundland who is rescued during a ferocious storm near the Nantucket shore. With the care and training of his new family and the surfmen of the United States Lifesaving Service, Marshall soon becomes a life-saving dog himself! Marshalls tale is based on a read-life story and has been carefully reviewed by experts at the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum.