Eric Jay Dolin

Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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

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 lighthousesfrom 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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Liveright
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781631491535
• Artikelnr.: 59590220

Autorenporträt

Eric Jay Dolin is the best-selling and award-winning author of numerous works in maritime history, including Leviathan, Rebels at Sea, and Black Flags, Blue Waters. He lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.