Author: Frederick Stonehouse
Publisher:
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Lighthouse Keepers & Coast Guard Cutters
Author: Frederick Stonehouse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Lighthouses, Cutters and Lifeboat Stations
Author: S. Matthew Grayson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524570192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
The United States Coast Guard has a saying: You have to go out; you dont have to come back. I am still looking for the person who came up with that saying (Rodger D. Dewey, retired master chief boatswains mate E-9). Follow the twenty-eight years of memories of a seventeen-year-old young man from Denver, Colorado, who joined the United States Coast Guard in 1948 and made the United States Coast Guard his life. Follow the training, lessons learned, funny stories, and a true love of being a shallow-water sailor.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524570192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
The United States Coast Guard has a saying: You have to go out; you dont have to come back. I am still looking for the person who came up with that saying (Rodger D. Dewey, retired master chief boatswains mate E-9). Follow the twenty-eight years of memories of a seventeen-year-old young man from Denver, Colorado, who joined the United States Coast Guard in 1948 and made the United States Coast Guard his life. Follow the training, lessons learned, funny stories, and a true love of being a shallow-water sailor.
Women who Kept the Lights
Author: Mary Louise Clifford
Publisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Hundreds of American women have kept the lamps burning in lighthouses since Hannah Thomas tended Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while her husband was away fighting in the War for Independence. Women Who Kept the Lights details the careers of 32 intrepid women who were official keepers of light stations on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, on Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes, staying at their posts for periods ranging from a few years to half a century. Most of these women served in the nineteenth century, when the keeper lit a number of lamps in the tower at dusk, replenished their fuel or replaced them at midnight, and every morning polished the lamps and lanterns to keep their lights shining brightly. Several of these stalwart women were commended for their courage in remaining at their posts through severe storms and hurricanes. A few went to the rescue of seamen when ships capsized or were wrecked. Their varied stories paint a multifaceted picture of a unique profession in our maritime history.
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Hundreds of American women have kept the lamps burning in lighthouses since Hannah Thomas tended Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while her husband was away fighting in the War for Independence. Women Who Kept the Lights details the careers of 32 intrepid women who were official keepers of light stations on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, on Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes, staying at their posts for periods ranging from a few years to half a century. Most of these women served in the nineteenth century, when the keeper lit a number of lamps in the tower at dusk, replenished their fuel or replaced them at midnight, and every morning polished the lamps and lanterns to keep their lights shining brightly. Several of these stalwart women were commended for their courage in remaining at their posts through severe storms and hurricanes. A few went to the rescue of seamen when ships capsized or were wrecked. Their varied stories paint a multifaceted picture of a unique profession in our maritime history.
Guardians of the Lights
Author: Elinor De Wire
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561648515
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed—the lighthouse keepers—from the year 1716, when the first lighthouse was established in America, to the early 1980s when automation replaced the last human “guardian of the light." A wealth of material from the archives of the 19th and 20th centuries—primarily letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts—provides vivid stories about lighthouse keeping in this country: the daily work; coping with fog, storms and other catastrophes; legends and ghosts; women's and families' roles; lighthouse children and pets; the natural world around lighthouses; and the diverse characters of those who held the job. Lighthouse keeping was a unique occupation, now obsolete, and this book is a fitting tribute to these tough, usually solitary, and dedicated heroes who kept the lights burning every night, without fail.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561648515
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed—the lighthouse keepers—from the year 1716, when the first lighthouse was established in America, to the early 1980s when automation replaced the last human “guardian of the light." A wealth of material from the archives of the 19th and 20th centuries—primarily letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts—provides vivid stories about lighthouse keeping in this country: the daily work; coping with fog, storms and other catastrophes; legends and ghosts; women's and families' roles; lighthouse children and pets; the natural world around lighthouses; and the diverse characters of those who held the job. Lighthouse keeping was a unique occupation, now obsolete, and this book is a fitting tribute to these tough, usually solitary, and dedicated heroes who kept the lights burning every night, without fail.
Lighthouse Service Bulletin
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Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II
Author: Robert L. Scheina
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
United States Coast Guard Annotated Bibliography
Author: United States. Coast Guard
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Register of Cutters of the U.S. Coast Guard
Author: United States. Coast Guard
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Category : Government vessels
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Government vessels
Languages : en
Pages :
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Guardians of the Eighth Sea
Author: T. Michael O'Brien
Publisher: United States : Ninth Coast Guard District
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Category : Great Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A history of the U.S. Coast Guard's activities on the Great Lakes.
Publisher: United States : Ninth Coast Guard District
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A history of the U.S. Coast Guard's activities on the Great Lakes.
Guardacostas de la Guardia Costera de EE UU
Author: Carrie A. Braulick
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736864558
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"Describes cutters, their design, equipment, weapons, and role in the U.S. Coast Guard"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736864558
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"Describes cutters, their design, equipment, weapons, and role in the U.S. Coast Guard"--Provided by publisher.