Golden Age of American Lighthouses : A Nostalgic Look at U. S. Lighthousess from 1850 to 1939

by Tim Harrison and Ray Jones

• ISBN13: 9780762712762
• ISBN10: 0762712767
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Rare archival photography and insightful commentary transport readers back in time to the most interesting and important era in the history of American light towers.

Author Biography

Tim Harrison is the publisher and editor of Lighthouses Digest magazine and president of the American Lighthouse Foundation. He has been active in the restoration of several American and Canadian lighthouses. He lives in Wells, Maine.
Ray Jones has written or co-written numerous books about lighthouses. Previously he was founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, writing coach at Southern Living magazine, and founding publisher of Country Roads Press. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
A Classic Era
The Golden Age and How It Began	1	(26)
Dawn Lights
Lighthouses as They Looked at the Beginning of the Golden Age	27	(18)
The Lights Get Brighter
Fresnel Lenses and Other Innovations	45	(25)
Career Keepers and Their Families
The Hard-working Men and Women Who Kept the Lights Burning	70	(24)
Towers Through Time
Golden Age Lighthouses and How They Changed	94	(63)
The End of The Golden Age
The Last Days of the Lighthouse Service	157	(11)
Index	168	(2)
About The Authors	170