Brilliant Beacons
Narrated by Tom Perkins
- Released
- April 18, 2016
- Length
- 14 hrs 11 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Audio
In "Brilliant Beacons," best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin delivers the most comprehensive history of American lighthouses, exploring their significance through the nation's development. Set against the backdrop of expanding coastlines, the audiobook reveals the political, military, and technological challenges faced in building an effective lighthouse system. With a cast of intriguing figures and captivating stories, listeners will encounter both the humorous and harrowing experiences of light-keepers and others who shaped these iconic coastal sentinels.
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