The Field Guide to Lighthouses of the New England Coast 150 Destinations in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

by DeWire, Elinor

• ISBN13: 9780760327500
• ISBN10: 0760327505
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

Icons of the American shoreline, the lighthouses of the Atlantic coast stand in eloquent witness to the nation's rich seafaring history. The longest-standing of them all are in New England, tribute to the settlers, whale hunters, trappers, and traders that built this area up. This engaging handbook takes you on a fascinating fact-filled tour of these historic lighthouses. As informative as it is easy-to-use, and written by a noted lighthouse historian, this covers a wealth of detail: historical and architectural importance and details, anecdotes about deadly storms, life as a keeper, haunting, and directions to over 150 lighthouses form Cape Neddick in Maine to Boston Light, America's first, true lighthouse. here are the towers of limestone, granite and iron gracing the shipwrecked islands, aptly named The Miseries and The Gravers, as well as the beacons once fuelled by kerosene, whale, and seal oil still standing at picturesquely named points like Burnt Coat harbor and Deer Island Thorofare. Complete with eye-catching photographs, vintage postcards, historic black-and-white images, this filed guide is the ideal companion for travelers, tourists, architects and history buffs alike.

Author Biography

Elinor De Wire, one of the most distinguished lighthouse historians in the USA, has been researching and photographing lighthouses for more than 25 years. She is the author of Lighthouses of the South and Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast, both published by Voyageur Press.  Elinore De Wire lives in Seabeck, Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction: New England: Home to America's First Lighthouse	p. 4
The Lighthouses of Maine	p. 12
The Lighthouses of New Hampshire	p. 78
The Lighthouses of Massachusetts	p. 82
The Lighthouses of Rhode Island	p. 138
The Lighthouses of Connecticut	p. 164
Index	p. 190
About the Author	p. 192
Acknowledgments	p. 192
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