Brilliant beacons : a history of the American lighthouse /
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 541 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780871406682 (hardcover)
- 0871406683 (hardcover)
- 387.1/550973 23
- VK1023 .D65 2016
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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NF | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Nonfiction | 387.1 DOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34480000536106 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-514) and index.
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.
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.
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