Lighthouse Legacies
Chris Mills(Author)
Nimbus Publishing Ltd
Published on 29. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-55109-561-5 (ISBN)
Description
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. These stories are presented largely in the words of the people, with context and history by author Chris Mills. Each chapter deals with an element of lighthouse life and is complemented by photos from lighthouse family collections, the Coast Guard and Mills' own collection.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Halifax
Canada
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55109-561-5 (9781551095615)
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Steve Vernon learned the storytelling tradition from his grandfather. As part of the Writers in the Schools program he now teaches this tradition to Nova Scotia children in schools across the province. His books include The Lunenburg Werewolf, the children's picture book Maritime Monsters, and the YA novel Sinking Deeper. Steve has lived in Nova Scotia for nearly forty years.