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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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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
2017, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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1631492500 9781631492501
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Brilliant beacons: a history of the American lighthouse
2016
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0871406683 9780871406682
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Brilliant Beacons: a History of the American Lighthouse
2016, Liveright Publishing Corporation
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1631491539 9781631491535
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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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-514) and index.
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