Winner of the New England Historial Association's 2010 James P. Hanlan Awar Winner of the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2011 Excellence in Craft Award, Book Division, First Plac "A compelling and well-annotated tale of greed, slaughter and geopolitics." Los Angeles Times
Winner of the New England Historial Association's 2010 James P. Hanlan Awar Winner of the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2011 Excellence in Cr...
In this -magnificent compendium- (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing -illuminate s] the history of America itself- (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and -fascinating anecdotes- (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses--from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the...
In this -magnificent compendium- (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouse...