Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse

Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse

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What Moby-Dick is to whales Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses?a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject. ?Laurence Bergreen author of Columbus: The Four VoyagesIn this magnificent compendium (New Republic) best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses and in so doing illuminate[s] the history of America itself (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and fascinating anecdotes (New York Review of Books) Dolin shows how the story of the nation from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power can be illustrated through its lighthouses?from New England to the Gulf of Mexico the Great Lakes the Pacific Coast and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii.A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016 112 illustrations

Paperback: 560 pages

Publisher: Liveright; 1 edition (April 25 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1631492500

ISBN-13: 978-1631492501

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.4 x 8.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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