Description |
1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106). |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Issued By |
Co-published by: Dept. of Canadian Heritage and Canada Communication Group-Publishing, Supply and Services Canada. |
Subject |
Lighthouses -- Saint Lawrence River -- History.
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Lighthouses. |
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History. |
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Lighthouses -- Saint Lawrence, Gulf of -- History.
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Lighthouse keepers -- Saint Lawrence River -- History.
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Lighthouse keepers. |
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Lighthouse keepers -- Saint Lawrence, Gulf of -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Canada. Canadian Heritage.
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Note |
Also issued in French under title: Gardien de phare dans le Saint-Laurent : un métier disparu |
Other Form: |
Print version: Lafrenière, Normand. Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence. Toronto ; Niagara Falls, N.Y. : Dundurn Press, ©1996 1550022776 9781550022773 (DLC) 97120978 (OCoLC)35690530 |
ISBN |
9781554882151 (electronic book) |
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155488215X (electronic book) |
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9781459713420 (electronic book) |
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1459713427 (electronic book) |
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1550022776 |
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9781550022773 |
Sudoc No. |
Cat. MAS, no. R62-287-1995E |
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R62-287-1995E |
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