{"product_id":"brilliant-beacons-a-history-of-the-american-lighthouse-9781631492501","title":"Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this \"magnificent compendium\" (\u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing \"illuminate[s] the history of America itself\" (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and \"fascinating anecdotes\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses--from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eCaptain and Classic Boat\u003c\/em\u003e Best Nautical Book of 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Jay Dolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631492501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolin, Eric Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEric Jay Dolin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling author of numerous works in maritime history, including \u003cem\u003eLeft for Dead\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBlack Flags, Blue Waters\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have won many awards including the John Lyman Award for U.S. Maritime History; Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award; National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in American History Book Award; and the Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for Naval Literature; and he was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. He now lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Eric Jay Dolin \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449287094429,"sku":"9781631492501","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5d433bab-6819-4ef1-a204-2a0e4a986000.jpg?v=1781631387","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/brilliant-beacons-a-history-of-the-american-lighthouse-9781631492501","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}