| Lighthouses of Rhode Island Contributor(s): D'Entremont, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 193321208X ISBN-13: 9781933212081 Publisher: Commonwealth Editions OUR PRICE: $14.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 Annotation: The definitive series on the history of New England lighthouses continues with Rhode Island's thirty beacons. Here are just a few of the fascinating entries compiled by D'Entremont, New England's foremost lighthouse authority: A feud between two keepers at Whale Rock Light led to a harrowing life-and-death chase. The hurricane of 1938 devastated the state's lighthouses. The keepers at Plum Beach Light off North Kingstown miraculously escaped with their lives; others weren't so lucky. Ida Lewis lived at Newport's Lime Rock Light for more than 60 years and became one of the world's most celebrated lightkeepers. The keeper and his family at Block Island North Light aided the survivors of one of New England's worst shipwrecks, the Larchmont disaster of 1907. Pomham Rocks Light on the Providence River was home to a famous fish-catching cat. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 387.155 |
| LCCN: 2006006032 |
| Series: Lighthouse Treasury |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.58" W x 8.52" (0.74 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island |
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| Publisher Description: Continuing his Lighthouse Treasury series, New England's leading lighthouse expert has written the definitive history of the beacons of the Ocean State. |
Contributor Bio(s): D'Entremont, Jeremy: - Jeremy D'Entremont has been writing about and photographing lighthouses for two decades. Webmaster of "New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide" at www.lighthouse.cc, he is founder and president of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, a board member of the American Lighthouse Foundation, and a writer for Lighthouse Digest magazine. A native of Lynn, Massachusetts, he lives with his wife, Charlotte Raczkowski, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. |