Name/Title
Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Connecticut and Rhode Island CoastEntry/Object ID
2020.013Description
James Claflin combines a thoroughly descriptive text with this diverse collection of over two hundred vintage images, from piravate as well as museum collections, to create an illustrated history of an area strongly reliant on its coastal trade. The U.S. Light-House Establishment and U.S. Life-Saving Service, which later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard, assumed the responsibility of lighting and protecting the coasts. Inside, you will see the lighthouse keeper at Bullock's Point Light as he surveys the damage from the Hurricane of 1938, witness the life savers at Block Island's Sandy Point Station where first word of the wreck of the steamer Larchmont was received, and experience life on an offshore lightship. The book guides ou through the days of the life savers - the work they performed, their rescues, and the evolution of their architecture through the years.
Physical Description: softcover book measuring 6.5" x 9.25". Cover depicts a small life saving station set upon a stone tower in the sea.Collection
EducationBook Details
Author
Claflin, JamesPublisher
Arcadia PublishingDate Published
2001Publication Language
EnglishISBN
0-7385-0512-9