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Title:
Brilliant beacons : a history of the American lighthouse / Eric Jay Dolin.
Author:
Dolin, Eric Jay, author.
Publication Information:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Call Number:
VK1023 .D65 2016
Abstract:
A history of America as reflected by the nation's lighthouses combines maritime lore with original details to trace coastal political, military, and technological expansions, citing the roles of key contributors.
Electronic Access:
http://www.ericjaydolin.com/
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780871406682
Physical Description:
xv, 541 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Colonial lights -- Casualties of war -- Lights of a new nation -- Economy above all -- Europeans take the lead -- The "rule of ignorant and incompetent men" -- Brighter lights -- "Everything being recklessly broken" -- From board to service -- Keepers and their lives -- Lighthouse heroes -- Marvels of engineering and construction -- Of birds and eggs -- A cruel wind -- The new keepers -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Lighthouse organizations -- Lighthouse museums.
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