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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 386.8550977 EAN: 9781892384010 ISBN: 1892384019 Label: Avery Color Studios Manufacturer: Avery Color Studios Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: April 15, 1999 Publisher: Avery Color Studios Studio: Avery Color Studios Sales Rank: 213267 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - THE MAJESTY AND THE FURYIn September 1905, you are the keeper of the Outer Island Light, in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior. The Lake is whipping itself into an Autumn storm. You expect trouble. Some hours later, you get it. You spot a lifeboat rowing towards your shore, 10 mariners, some rowing, some bailing, the survivors of a ship gulped by the hungry Lake. Within 500 feet of your beach, a vengeful wave tosses the lifeboat end over end. All 10 are thrown into the icy water; only 5 resurface. They cling to their ... Read More Rating: - A very good readI picked the book up at a local bookstore, Thinking "I like Michigan's unique lighthouse culture, and I like ghost stories, so I'll give it a try" It turned out much better then expected, and I look forward to reading more of Mr Oleszewski's books. I found myself reading whole stories, and not being able to put the book down till the story was done. Definatly a good book to sit and read cover to cover! Rating: - Buy It Now!!!This a great book to read if you are really into the Great Lakes and lighthouses. I read this book during this winter and it makes a great way to spend a cold and snowy evening! You won't be disappointed. Buy it now before it goes out of print. Rating: - An amazing, informative and impressive collectionPeppered with numerous black-and-white photographs and sketches, Wes Oleszewski's Lighthouse Adventures: Heroes, Haunts & Havoc On The Great Lakes is an amazing, informative and impressive collection of stories, technical descriptions, wrecked ships, and heroic acts for readers wanting to learn more about the history and service of lighthouses throughout the centuries. All the stories within Lighthouse Adventures are real, and all the brave people chronicled in its pages truly did contribute their ... Read More Rating: - "Lighthouse Adventures" Delivers on the promise of the titleThis is the first book I've read by Wes Oleszewski -- but it won't be the last. "Lighthouse Adventures" transports the reader to another time. A time of everyday heros who place their own lives at risk to save others. If you've wondered what service in the US Lighthouse Service or the US Lifesaving Service was like before electric lights, radio communications and GPS, this book will take you there. Illustrated with historic black and white photos (as well as some contemporary photos ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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