A book devoted to the stories of heroines of the sea, by the master of New England maritime lore.

No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than Jeremy D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. The book begins with the hurricane of 1635, one of the worst recorded hurricanes in regional history, and the ship Angel Gabriel, which sank at anchor off of Pemaquid during the hurricane. Other accounts include a 1710 wreck at Boon Island which, in its day, was as sensational as "Mutiny on the Bounty." Four men were killed and the remaining two dozen had to resort to extraordinary...

New England's foremost maritime historian Jeremy D'Entremont continues his definitive series about the storms, shipwrecks, and heroic lighthouse keepers of the region with The Lighthouses of Maine: Kennebec River to the Midcoast. Fifteen lights are detailed here, beginning with Seguin Light, located on Seguin Island, two-and-a-half miles off the mouth of the Kennebec River, to Marshall Point Light at the entrance to Port Clyde Harbor. The last chapter describes miscellenous lightships and lights that no longer exist. Each chapter features a treasury of historic photos and all the stories of...

New England's foremost maritime historian Jeremy D'Entremont continues his definitive series about the storms, shipwrecks, and heroic lighthouse keepers of the region with The Lighthouses of Maine: Acadia Region and the Bold Coast. Twenty-two lights are detailed here, beginning with Burnt Coat Harbor Light, on Swan's Island in Blue Hill Bay, to the northernmost lighthouse in the state, Whitlocks Mill Light, located on the St. Croix River near Calais. Each chapter features a treasury of historic photos and all the stories of the keepers, the storms they battled, and the wrecks they tried...