Lighthouse Legacies: Stories of Nova Scotia’s Lightkeeping Families

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pp. 240, “Imagine living your life perched on a tiny island, without electricity, exposed to the fury of the sea, and always at the service of the mariner. This is how lightkeepers and their families spent their lives, even up until the 1960s. We are very close to losing the last of the people who lived this isolated life and experienced the heyday of lightkeeping in Canada. Lighthouse Legacies lets us share in the memories of those who kept the lights.”

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ISBN 1551095610
ISBN13 9781551095615
Number of pages 240
Original Title Lighthouse Legacies: Stories of Nova Scotia's Lightkeeping Families
Published Date 2006
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size Square 8vo
Place of Publication Halifax
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pp. 240, “Imagine living your life perched on a tiny island, without electricity, exposed to the fury of the sea, and always at the service of the mariner. This is how lightkeepers and their families spent their lives, even up until the 1960s. We are very close to losing the last of the people who lived this isolated life and experienced the heyday of lightkeeping in Canada. Lighthouse Legacies lets us share in the memories of those who kept the lights.”

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Weight 1 kg