Eric Jay Dolin has done an amazing job of compiling the history of American lighthouses. No other book on the topic is as detailed and well written. Brilliant Beacons should be required reading for anyone interested in American history. —Tim Harrison, founder and editor of Lighthouse Digest/5(). · Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse: Author: Eric Jay Dolin: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: W. W. Norton Company, ISBN: , Length: pages: Reviews: 2. · The author of other masterly works on key aspects of American history and growth (Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America, , etc.), Dolin here presents a thoughtful, straightforward chronicle of the American lighthouse, from the earliest, completed in at Little Brewster, in Boston Harbor, as a harbinger of burgeoning Colonial maritime growth, to the death Brand: Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Eric Jay Dolin (born ) is an American author who writes history books, which often focus on maritime topics, wildlife, and the environment. He has published fourteen books, which have won numerous awards. Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse (Liveright, an imprint of W. W. Norton, Brilliant Beacons: A History of. "What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definit. Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse by Eric Jay Dolin Overview - Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation, Brilliant Beacons traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nation's hardscrabble.
Eric Jay Dolin has done an amazing job of compiling the history of American lighthouses. No other book on the topic is as detailed and well written. Brilliant Beacons should be required reading for anyone interested in American history. —Tim Harrison, founder and editor of Lighthouse Digest. Brilliant Beacons A History of the American Lighthouse (Liveright (imprint of W. W. Norton), ISBN , pages, , $) In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents the most comprehensive history of American lighthouses ever written, telling the story of America through the prism. "Eric Jay Dolin has done an amazing job of compiling the history of American lighthouses. No other book on the topic is as detailed and well written. Brilliant Beacons should be required reading for anyone interested in American history." ― Tim Harrison, founder and editor of Lighthouse Digest.
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