Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse

by Eric Jay Dolin

Book Overview

Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation, Brilliant Beacons traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nation's hardscrabble coastlines. Beginning with "Boston Light," America's first lighthouse, Dolin shows how the story of America, from colony to regional backwater, to fledging nation, and eventually to global industrial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871406683
• ISBN13: 9780871406682
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"