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Eric Jay Dolin Brilliant Beacons (Paperback)

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Author: Eric Jay Dolin Release Date: 06/09/2017 Book Title: Brilliant Beacons : a History of the American Lighthouse Genre: Travel, Transportation, Political Science, History Item Width: 5.5 in Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation Publication Name: Brilliant Beacons Illustrator: Yes EAN: 9781631492501 Item Weight: 15.6 Oz Item Height: 1.4 in Item Length: 8.3 in gtin13: 9781631492501 Language: English ISBN-10: 1631492500 Subtitle: A History of the American Lighthouse Release Year: 2017 Country/Region of Manufacture: US Topic: Navigation, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, American Government / National, United States / General Publication Year: 2017 Format: Trade Paperback Number of Pages: 560 Pages ISBN: 9781631492501 Title: Brilliant Beacons

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Further Details Title: Brilliant Beacons Condition: New Subtitle: A History of the American Lighthouse ISBN-10: 1631492500 EAN: 9781631492501 ISBN: 9781631492501 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation Format: Paperback Release Date: 06/09/2017 Description: 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 lighthouses—from 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 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 211mm Item Length: 140mm Item Width: 36mm Item Weight: 443g Author: Eric Jay Dolin Genre: History Topic: Technology & Engineering, Travel & Transport Release Year: 2017 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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