Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Massachusetts Coast is a
unique tribute to the men and women who protected mariners from
shipping disasters. With a variety of vintage images from private
as well as museum collections,
this rare glimpse into the lives of the dedicated workers who
protected thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters of
Massachusetts Bay and Nantucket Sound is a visual journey to an
earlier era in our nation's history. Author James Claflin combines
an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of
many previously unpublished images to tell the story of a state
dependent upon its coastal commerce. From Cape Ann to New Bedford,
residents of Massachusetts have relied heavily on the sea for
employment, trade, and nourishment. The task of lighting and
protecting the coasts was taken on by the U.S. Lighthouse
Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Within these pages,
see the Cape Ann lighthouse keeper proudly posed in his uniform,
the Cape Cod life savers launching their surf-boat through the
breakers toward the shipwreck, and the Boston Bay lighthouse
keeper's family returning by skiff from their brief excursion to
town.
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