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Author Dolin, Eric Jay, author.

Title Brilliant beacons : a history of the American lighthouse / Eric Jay Dolin.

Publication Info. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  387.155 DOLIN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  387.155 DOLIN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  387.1 DOL    DUE 11-19-25
 Enfield, Pearl Street Branch Library - Adult Department  387.1 DOL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Non Fiction  387.155 DOLIN    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  387.155 DOLIN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  387.155 DOL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  387.155 DOL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  387.155 DOLIN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  387.155 DOL    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xv, 541 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [455]-514) and index.
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.
Summary A history of America as reflected by the nation's lighthouses combines rich maritime lore with original details to trace coastal political, military and technological expansions, citing the roles of key contributors and incorporating more than 100 photos and illustrations.
Subject Lighthouses -- United States -- History.
United States. Bureau of Light-Houses -- History.
United States. Lighthouse Service -- History.
United States. Bureau of Light-Houses. (OCoLC)fst00549582
United States. Lighthouse Service. (OCoLC)fst00664212
Lighthouses. (OCoLC)fst00998630
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780871406682 (hardcover)
0871406683 (hardcover)
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