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Point Betsie : lightkeeping and lifesaving on northeastern Lake Michigan / Jonathan P. Hawley.

Title
Point Betsie : lightkeeping and lifesaving on northeastern Lake Michigan / Jonathan P. Hawley.
Author
Hawley, Jonathan Pier.
Publication
Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan Press, c2008.

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Description
xiv, 250 p. : ill., ports.; 26 cm.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Lifesaving stations > Michigan, Lake
  • Lighthouses > Michigan, Lake
  • Point Betsie Life Saving Station (U.S.)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Every night at sunset -- Lightkeeping through the years -- Point Betsie lights first two decades -- Lifesavers join lightkeepers at Point Betsie -- Duty, drama and drudgery at the point -- New leaders, new tools and new challenges -- Accomplishing missions through preparation and courage -- Point Betsie at the dawn of the 20th century -- Lifesaving's transitional years at Point Betsie -- Point Betsie between world wars -- From World War II to the present.
ISBN
  • 9780472033188
  • 0472033182
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library