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Symbols of safety, reassurance, and guidance, lighthouses hold a
special fascination for many people. On the Great Lakes,
lighthouses - "northern lights" - helped to open the region to
settlement and supported the growth of commercial trade. To this
day, they continue to light the way for thousands of recreational
boaters. In this definitive guide to the lighthouses of the Great
Lakes, Charles Hyde describes the histories of more than one
hundred and sixty individual lighthouses that still exist on Lakes
Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, and the straits of Mackinac.
He also describes the lives of early lighthouse keepers and their
families, the heroes and heroines who lived in isolation, dedicated
to aiding travelers in distress. Hyde documents maritime history
from the early eighteenth century, when the first lighthouses were
built in North America, and the subsequent growth of commerce on
the Great Lakes. He also provides a general history of the United
States Lighthouse Service and its descendants and examines how
these organizations have functioned on the Great Lakes. As the
shipping industry flourished, so too did the necessity for
lighthouses. With their proliferation came a demand for more
sophisticated structures. This book describes the changing design
of lighthouses and the equipment that produces their beacons.
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