The Lighthouses of Maine: Southern Maine and Casco Bay
| AUTHOR | D'Entremont, Jeremy |
| PUBLISHER | Commonwealth Editions (07/09/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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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: Southern Maine and Casco Bay. Eleven lights are detailed here, beginning with Whaleback Light, which marks the entrance to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Harbor (it is in Maine waters by a few hundred feet) to Halfway Rock Light, located out in Casco Bay, eight miles east of the entrance to Portland Harbor. Each chapter features a treasury of historic photos and all the stories of the keepers, the storms they battled, and the wrecks they tried valiantly to save.
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ISBN-13:
9781938700101
ISBN-10:
1938700104
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Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
152
Carton Quantity:
52
Product Dimensions:
5.50 x 0.33 x 8.50 inches
Weight:
0.40 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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History | United States - State & Local - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
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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: Southern Maine and Casco Bay. Eleven lights are detailed here, beginning with Whaleback Light, which marks the entrance to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Harbor (it is in Maine waters by a few hundred feet) to Halfway Rock Light, located out in Casco Bay, eight miles east of the entrance to Portland Harbor. Each chapter features a treasury of historic photos and all the stories of the keepers, the storms they battled, and the wrecks they tried valiantly to save.
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Author:
D'Entremont, Jeremy
Jeremy D Entremont, along with being called New England s foremost lighthouse authority, is Historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation, founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, the owner and tour operator for New England Lighthouse Tours, and the webmaster of New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.lighthouse.cc. He has been researching, writing, and photographing the lighthouses of New England since the mid-1980 s. Jeremy has written more than 300 magazine articles, in publications including Lighthouse Digest and The Keepers Log, and he is the author of the lighthouse entry in The World Book Encyclopedia. His photos have been published in many magazines, including Soundings, Offshore, and Captain s Guide.
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