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Guiding Lights

The Extraordinary Lives of Lighthouse Women
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
256 Seiten
Englisch
Exisle Puberschienen am07.08.20242nd edition
Women have a long history of keeping the lights burning, yet their stories are little known. Guiding Lights includes stories from around the world, as we discover the heroism of female lighthouse keepers, how they came to be hired (especially in the 19th century), and the mysteries and legends that are inextricably part of lighthouse history.mehr
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KlappentextWomen have a long history of keeping the lights burning, yet their stories are little known. Guiding Lights includes stories from around the world, as we discover the heroism of female lighthouse keepers, how they came to be hired (especially in the 19th century), and the mysteries and legends that are inextricably part of lighthouse history.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-923011-04-5
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
FormatTrade Paperback (USA)
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum07.08.2024
Auflage2nd edition
Seiten256 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 226 mm, Dicke 20 mm
Gewicht567 g
Artikel-Nr.61403598
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction -A world apartWatch-fire´s light - The origin and evolution of lighthousesDay and night - The role of a keeperModest yet so brave - Grace Darling and Ida LewisKeeping her lamp alight - The lives of female keepersCeaseless vigil - The impact of isolationWhispers of the past - Ghosts, legends and mysteriesLonely outposts - Lighthouse women in the twentieth centuryThe turning of the light - Today´s keepers and caretakersEpilogue: To the lighthouseAcknowledgementsBibliographyImage creditsEndnotesAppendix: The lighthouses of Guiding LightsIndexmehr

Autor

Shona Riddell has a long-held fascination with lighthouses. A writer for 20+ years (including her subantarctic history book Trial of Strength with Exisle Publishing), Shona lives with her husband and two daughters in Wellington, New Zealand. She enjoys cold, windy weather and stories about remote locations.

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