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Author Lafrenière, Normand.

Title Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence : the end of an era / Normand Lafrenière.

Publication Info. Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, [1996]
©1996

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Description 1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description 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.
Lighthouses.
History.
Lighthouses -- Saint Lawrence, Gulf of -- History.
Lighthouse keepers -- Saint Lawrence River -- History.
Lighthouse keepers.
Lighthouse keepers -- Saint Lawrence, Gulf of -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Canada. Canadian Heritage.
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)
155488215X (electronic book)
9781459713420 (electronic book)
1459713427 (electronic book)
1550022776
9781550022773
Sudoc No. Cat. MAS, no. R62-287-1995E
R62-287-1995E