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Title |
Brilliant beacons : a history of the American lighthouse |
Call# |
VK1023 .D65 2016 |
Author |
Dolin, Eric Jay, author. |
Object Name |
Book |
Object ID |
49434 |
Publisher |
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, |
Published Date |
[2016] |
Summary |
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 -- Lighthouse organizations -- Lighthouse museums. |
Subjects |
Lighthouses Historic buildings History |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Boon Island Lighthouse White Island Lighthouse |
Physical Description |
pages cm |