Brilliant Beacons - A History of the American Lighthouse

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 way to Alaska and Hawaii.

A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016

About the author

Eric Jay Dolin is the best-selling author of numerous works in maritime history, including Left for Dead; Black Flags, Blue Waters; and Leviathan. He now lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, with his family.

Summary

"What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages

Product details

• Authors: Eric Jay Dolin, Dolin Eric Jay
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.2017
• EAN: 9781631492501
• ISBN: 978-1-63149-250-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 443 g
• Illustrations: 112 illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / United States / General, TRANSPORTATION / Navigation, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Ships and boats: general interest, Navigation & Seamanship, Ships & boats: general interest, Navigation and seamanship