Brilliant beacons : a history of the American lighthouse /
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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of 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
- Lighthouse organizations
- Lighthouse museums.