pgs. full-color illus. 2004. Elementary, middle school, high school. AR 4.0 MG.

Celebrating the Outer Banks' vanishing symbols of security and reliability, this title evokes the realities and romance of North Carolina's lighthouses and maritime past. Leadning lighthouse experts Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and Bruce Roberts chronicle the history, lore, and landscape of our state's coastal towers, river lights, and lightships in six dramatically photographed chapters. Their breathtaking tribute includes never-before-published accounts and images that tell the captivating story of the forces that necessitated these watchtowers, the taciturn keepers who kept them burning, and the countless lives saved from watery graves. It also provides salt-encrusted insights into the complex world of coastal North Carolina and why people are still drawn to these beacons—if not to their light, then to the history they illuminate.

Curriculum Applications: 4th & 8th Grade Social Studies; 5th Grade Science; 8th Grade Science - hydrosphere

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