Point Betsie : Lightkeeping and Lifesaving on Northeastern Lake Michigan /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawley, Jonathan Pier
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Point Betsie Life Saving Station (U.S.)
Lighthouses.
Lifesaving stations.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Lifesaving stations > Michigan, Lake.
Lighthouses > Michigan, Lake.
Lake Michigan.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Every night at sunset
  • Lightkeeping through the years
  • Point Betsie lights first two decades
  • Lifesavers join lightkeepers at Point Betsie
  • Duty, drama and drudgery at the point
  • New leaders, new tools and new challenges
  • Accomplishing missions through preparation and courage
  • Point Betsie at the dawn of the 20th century
  • Lifesaving's transitional years at Point Betsie
  • Point Betsie between world wars
  • From World War II to the present.

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