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OverviewThe lighthouses of New England project more than lifesaving beams across treacherous expanses of water. They also project an aura of steadfastness, dependability, and safety--and deservedly so. This guide features descriptions and beautiful photographs of more than sixty lighthouses from Northern Maine to the Long Island Sound. Highlights >In the pounding surf, numbing cold, and full gale of a December storm in 1904, two keepers at Maine's Mount Desert Rock Light rescued the crew of an ocean tug that had run aground. >In the winter of 1850, the keeper of Maine's Owl's Head Light rescued and revived a couple who had been frozen under a blanket of ice aboard a shipwrecked schooner. >During the Hurricane of 1938, the keeper of the Marblehead Light in Massachusetts kept the lamp burning by running cables from his car battery to the tower. >In February 1918 keeper Charles Jennings of the Boston Light pushed his dory over ice and through freezing surf to pluck 24 half-frozen crewmen from the Navy ship Alacrity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ray Jones , Bruce Roberts , Steve Torres , Bruce RobertsPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Globe Pequot Press Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.030kg ISBN: 9780762730414ISBN 10: 0762730412 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 01 October 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBruce Roberts is a photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Sports Illustrated, and Time-Life Books. He was director of photography at Southern Living magazine. He lives in Morehead City, North Carolina. Ray Jones has served as an editor for Time-Life Books, as founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, and as senior editor at Southern Living magazine. He lives in Pebble Beach, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |