Women lighthouse keepers of Lake Michigan : heroic tales of courage and resourcefulness /

This book focuses on the fascinating careers of the women who tended lighthouses on Lake Michigan in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores with great acuity how a number of special women gained their lighthouse positions and dealt with unique challenges of their time and pla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mason, Kathy S., 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, New York : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2012]
Temas:
Women lighthouse keepers > Michigan, Lake, Region > Biography.
Women lighthouse keepers > Michigan, Lake, Region > History.
Lighthouse keepers > Michigan, Lake, Region > Biography.
Lighthouses > Michigan, Lake, Region.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Lighthouse keepers.
Lighthouses.
Women lighthouse keepers.
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Navigation.
Michigan, Lake, Region > History.
Michigan, Lake, Region > Biography.
Lake Michigan Region.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Color Photographs; List of Historical Images; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction: Leading Lonely Lives; Chapter II: Careful in the Discharge of Her Duties; Chapter III: A Devotion to Duty; Untitled; Chapter IV: Long and Faithful Service; List of Color Photographs; Chapter V: A Tenuous Position; Chapter VI: Conclusion: The Dimming Lights; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio.

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