Lighthouses and Life Saving Along Cape Cod

by James W. Claflin

Book Overview

For centuries, heroic men and women have guarded the treacherous yet beloved Cape Cod coastlines. From Provincetown to Chatham, Sandwich to Cuttyhunk, and many towns in between, residents have relied on the Atlantic for employment and nourishment. But Cape Cod has always been plagued with a shifting coastline that consistently defies mariners' efforts to pass through Massachusetts waters. In 1792, as shipping increased, mariners petitioned for a sorely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467122130
• ISBN13: 9781467122139
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"