Brilliant Beacons : : a History of the American Lighthouse
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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.
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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PUBLISHED
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Year Published: 2016
Description: xv, 541 pages, 6 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780871406682
0871406683
SUBJECTS
United States. -- Bureau of Light-Houses -- History.
United States. -- Lighthouse Service -- History.
Lighthouses -- History.