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2012
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English
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Lighthouses, History, Maine, historyPlaces
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From guiding lights to beacons for business: the many lives of Maine's lighthouses
2012, Historic New England, Distributed by Tilbury House Publishers
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088448338X 9780884483380
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Table of Contents
Introduction by Senator Olympia J. Snowe
Throw out the lifeline! Wrecks and the hazards of coastal navigation / W.H. Bunting
Shaping the towers: the architecture of the lighthouses / Kirk F. Mohney
All alone and ever ready: the lives and legends of the keepers / Timothy Harrison
Children, lighthouses, and lifeboats: stories of danger and rescue at sea / Richard Cheek
Nation, home, and heaven: the moral significance of lighthouses / Richard Cheek
"Steadfast, serene, immovable": the Maine lighthouse in American art / Thomas Andrew Denenberg
Frozen in time: the photography of Maine's lighthouses / Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr
Drawn to the lights: how lighthouses became Maine's greatest tourist attraction / David Richards
Beacons for business: the commercial use of the lighthouse image / Richard Cheek
Saving the sentinels: the preservation of Maine's light stations / Kirk F. Mohney.
Edition Notes
"With essays by W. H. Bunting, Richard Cheek, Thomas Andrew Denenberg, Timothy Harrison, Kirk F. Mohney, David Richards, and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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