Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence: the end of an era
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto [Ont.] Dundurn Press ©1996
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Beschreibung:Also issued in French under title: Gardien de phare dans le Saint-Laurent : un métier disparu
Co-published by: Dept. of Canadian Heritage and Canada Communication Group-Publishing, Supply and Services Canada
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106)
Acknowledgements; Introduction; I: A River to Be Tamed; II: Perilous Navigation in the Nineteenth Century; III: An Anonymous Labour; IV: Working Conditions; V: Unique Living Conditions; VI: Automation; VII: Conclusion; Appendices; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography; List of People Interviewed
Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence outlines the history of lightkeeping in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf from its emergence in 1803 until automation replaced the last lightkeeper in 1988. Fog, hidden reefs, rocks, and sandbars have made the waters of the river and gulf among the most treacherous in the world. In the earliest days of lightkeeping in this region, the safety of the mariners had to be weighed against the problem of giving aid to enemy ships. With peace between French and English, safety became the overriding factor and the number of lighthouses, then light pillars and lightships
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (108 pages)
ISBN:1459713427
1550022776
155488215X
9781459713420
9781550022773
9781554882151

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