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Synopsis
This spectacular soft cover book is simply loaded with amazing historical and contemporary photos in color and black and white, many of which have never before been published. Through its attractive layout and design the book it is also the perfect coffee table book and would make a wonderful gift. It details the memories of the keepers that lived at one of the most photographed and visited lighthouses in the world through stories of rescues, storms, movie making and the pets of the keepers. Other chapters tell of the ghost, a sea serpent, tidal wave, and so much more. Also included is historical information and photos of nearby lighthouses and historic Fort Williams and the Portland Observatory.
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About the Author
Tim Harrison, of Maine, is cofounder of Lighthouse Depot, editor and founder of Lighthouse Digest Magazine, coauthor of five lighthouse books, and president of the non-profit American Lighthouse Foundation. As editor and publisher of Lighthouse Digest magazine, Harrison, he has led its development from a newspaper print publication to a high-quality glossy magazine that now has subscribers in all 50 states and 17 countries. Harrison is widely respected as a nationwide leader in preserving America's lighthouses and the history associated with them.
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Did you know that Portland Head Light appeared on two US Postage stamps? Did you know that silent movies were made at Portland Head Light? These and other fascinating historical facts are found in the pages of the new book, Portland Head Light, A Pictorial Journey Through Time... --Christy McKinnon, Current Newspaper, Scarborough Maine
Local lighthouse expert Tim Harrison has written yet another book on his favorite subject, this one about a lighthouse he says may be "the most photographed and well-known lighthouse in the United States." ...Harrison found rare photographs and popular images . . .There are many colorful stories as well, tales of the 60-foot tidal wave that struck in December of 1887, sightings of sea serpents and the possibility of a ghost... --Nancy McCallum, Tourist News, Kennebunk, Maine
Local lighthouse expert Tim Harrison has written yet another book on his favorite subject, this one about a lighthouse he says may be "the most photographed and well-known lighthouse in the United States." ...Harrison found rare photographs and popular images . . .There are many colorful stories as well, tales of the 60-foot tidal wave that struck in December of 1887, sightings of sea serpents and the possibility of a ghost... --Nancy McCallum, Tourist News, Kennebunk, Maine
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- PublisherFogHorn Publishing
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0977829308
- ISBN 13 9780977829309
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages153
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