The DeWire Guide to Lighthouses of Alaska, Hawai i, and the U.S. Pacific Territories
Everyone in the lighthouse community is familiar with Elinor DeWire s previous lighthouse books, but in my opinion, she has outdone herself with The DeWire Guide to Lighthouses of Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Territories. The book, with its mix of historic and modern images, provides an amazing insight to many of our nation s most rugged lighthouse outposts. As well as teaching the reader the basics of why and how the lighthouses were built, she has provided amazing stories of hardship, mystery, intrigue, and tragedy, as well as stories of the warmth and closeness of family lighthouse life that most of us could never imagine in this modern era. Couple that with the great layout and design of the book, and you have, what I call A Good Read, one that you will not want to put down. --Timothy Harrison, Editor & Publisher - Lighthouse Digest MagazineFor nearly four decades, Elinor DeWire has been producing some of the finest published work on lighthouse history, and in the process she has become a seminal figure in the movement to preserve these symbols of maritime heritage. With The DeWire Guide to Lighthouses of Alaska, Hawai i, and the U.S. Pacific Territories both perspectives are present, and she adds yet another volume to her impressive canon of published work on lighthouses. This latest edition provides the lighthouse enthusiast or student of maritime studies with a valuable reference work that underscores the importance of the lighthouses, and their keepers, in the development of these geographic areas that historically were largely dependent on maritime commerce for their economic existence. --Donald J. Terras, President - American Lighthouse Coordinating CommitteeElinor DeWire s new book is a must-have for all lighthouse aficionados and curious travelers who want to explore the rich maritime history of Alaska, Hawaii, and America s territories in the Pacific. I love the rich detail and great stories of the lighthouses construction and the lives of the keepers. And the stories about lighthouses on remote Pacific islands was a revelation to a history buff like myself. --Joe Follansbee - Author of The Fyddeye Guide to America's Lighthouses