The Bell Tolls: Shipwrecks & Lighthouses: Eastern Long Island Volume 2

Maritime historians Professor Henry Keatts and George Farr are authors of many stirring accounts of shipwrecks. In this work they venture into the lives and homes of lightkeepers, lifesavers, and residents along the shore off which the ships sank. The authors capture the dauntless spirit of those who risked their lives and generously opened their homes to shipwreck victims. Anecdotal events detail the loss of ships and rescue attempts, not all of which succeeded. A history of lighthouse evo...