"Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse" By Eric Jay Dolin. Liveright Publishing/W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 2016. 560 pages. $29.95.Stolid and steadfast in the face of Indian attacks, massive storms and thunderous waves, wars and, even, the suicidal barrage of thousands of birds, the American lighthouse is every bit the "Brilliant Beacon" best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin portrays in his entertaining, wonderfully informative and readable history. Enduring, breathtaking [...]
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