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Eric Jay Dolin Brilliant Beacons (Paperback)

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

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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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