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St. Paul Island The Story of Lighthouses, Shipwrecks, and Lives on "The Graveyard of the Gulf"

Created by: Gabrielle Williams
Publisher: Breton Books
SKU: BB0154

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History of life-saving and lighthouse keeping on a noted hazard to shipping—a rock with over 300 known shipwrecks on its shores.

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Today, Canada’s First Heritage Lighthouse stands at the St. Paul Island Museum in Dingwall, Cape Breton Island. It was once the Southwest Light of this lonesome rock in the Gulf of St. Lawrence—home to a rare breed of lighthouse keepers and radio operators. Gabrielle Williams of the St. Paul Island Historical Society details the day-to-day lives, and the harrowing stories, of men and women who faced the challenges of prolonged isolation, https://nimbus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9781988747224-1.jpgastating storms, tragic shipwrecks and desperate survivors, plus historic photos and pictures of the reconstruction of the Southwest Light at the St. Paul Island Museum and Lighthouse in Dingwall, Nova Scotia.

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Dimensions5.5 × 8.5 in
Binding

Paperback

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Date Published

July 15 2024

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No of Pages

132

Page Count

132

ISBN

9781998919154