6552. Snow, Edward Rowe. THE LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND 1716-1973. New York. 1973.
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6552. Snow, Edward Rowe. THE LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND 1716-1973. New York. 1973.
6552y. Snow, Edward Rowe. THE LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND 1716-1973. New York. 1973. 2nd. 363 pp. Special edition inscribed: “Copy Number 6 of Scituate Edition Having 1831 Map with lighthouse. Signed by the Author. Includes laid in map of Scituate, Mass 1831. Called “just about the best chronicler of the days of sail alive”, Edward Snow relates tales of the New England light-houses and the heroic men and women who kept them shining. Stories of building the primary and secondary lighthouses in New England with accounts of the keepers, their family’s and the storms which they weathered. Based on books, records and journals of the keepers. Certainly one of the earlier and most readable books on the subject, The Lighthouses of New England was the impetus from which today’s interest and preservation efforts were derived. A wonderful, readable book by this well known story teller. Nice clean, crisp copy without dj. (VG+). $69.