Northern Lights [Hardcover]

Shannon Lowry (Author), Jeff Schultz (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1992

The lighthouse keepers at Alaska's most remote outposts endured privation and loneliness to make the rocky, treacherous coast safer for sailors.
Now, as the abandoned structures crumble and a historic tradition fades, the keepers and captains tell their tales...stories of terrible shipwrecks, frightening storms, and simple joys.
These are the brave men and women who lived at the Northern Lights.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (September 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081170954X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811709545
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,427,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thats the way it was., December 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Northern Lights (Hardcover)

No one realizes how long a year is untill you have spent one on Cape Hinchenbrook.Try it at 18 years of age,however CHIEF Jackson went back for a second tour and maybe more.Four men eating from a large number 10 can of vegtables, the same can goes on forever.I often wonder what happened to the hundreds of V disc,<music records >the goverment sent us .The book,the book is good easy reading,well written and a trip back in time.My story begins on page 55.If you have any intrest in Lighthouses Buy or rent this coffie table book.signed Charles L.Umpstead a 1948 Hinchenbrook suvivor USCG retiredC.L.Umpstead

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alaskan Heritage, October 9, 2001

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Britten Stephens (Juneau, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Northern Lights (Hardcover)

My grandfather, John DeMan, born in Holland, was enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and stationed at one of the lighthouses in Southeast Alaska. He himself is mentioned and was interviewed by the author.