{"product_id":"9780762730414","title":"New England Lighthouses: Maine To Long Island Sound","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eJones, Ray; Roberts, Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlobe Pequot Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/1\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eThe lighthouses of New England project more than lifesaving beams across treacherous expanses of water. They also project an aura of steadfastness, dependability, and safety--and deservedly so. This guide features descriptions and beautiful photographs of more than sixty lighthouses from Northern Maine to the Long Island Sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;In the pounding surf, numbing cold, and full gale of a December storm in 1904, two keepers at Maine's \u003cb\u003eMount Desert Rock Light\u003c\/b\u003e rescued the crew of an ocean tug that had run aground.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;In the winter of 1850, the keeper of Maine's \u003cb\u003eOwl's Head Light\u003c\/b\u003e rescued and revived a couple who had been frozen under a blanket of ice aboard a shipwrecked schooner.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;During the Hurricane of 1938, the keeper of the \u003cb\u003eMarblehead Light\u003c\/b\u003e in Massachusetts kept the lamp burning by running cables from his car battery to the tower.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;In February 1918 keeper Charles Jennings of the \u003cb\u003eBoston Light\u003c\/b\u003e pushed his dory over ice and through freezing surf to pluck 24 half-frozen crewmen from the Navy ship \u003ci\u003eAlacrity.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48338579390719,"sku":"9780762730414","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780762730414_s600x595.jpg?v=1774896249","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780762730414","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}