| Wave-Swept Lighthouses of New England Contributor(s): D'Entremont, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 146712897X ISBN-13: 9781467128971 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments |
| Dewey: 387.155 |
| LCCN: 2017958767 |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The lighthouse is a pervasive icon in our culture, often used to symbolize positive qualities like faith, guidance, strength, and steadfastness. No structures embody these qualities more than wave-swept lighthouses, which were built to withstand the most extreme forces of wind and ocean waves, often in isolated, rocky locations far offshore. In the United States, the earliest attempts to build wave-swept lighthouses in the 1830s led to several masterpieces of engineering, a few of which are in the New England region. This book primarily focuses on six such structures: Whaleback (Maine), Saddleback Ledge (Maine), Minot's Ledge (Massachusetts), Halfway Rock (Maine), Graves Ledge (Massachusetts), and Ram Island Ledge (Maine). All of these wave-swept lighthouses stand in rugged testimony to the people who designed and built them, and they also serve to remind us of the struggles and sacrifices of the lighthouse keepers who "kept a good light" for so many years before automation. |
Contributor Bio(s): D'Entremont, Jeremy: - Jeremy D'Entremont is the author of 18 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is the historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout New England. |