The Lighthouses & Lightships of Casco Bay

Bachelder, Peter Dow

Business & Money

Provincial Pr

Shipwrecks & Maritime Disasters of the Maine Coast

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

The book tells the story of the Great Gale of 1898 and the loss of the steamer Portland and its 192 passengers and crew in the Thanksgiving gale of 1898. Over 500 other vessels, large and small, were either sunk or destroyed in the storm, which ravaged the sea, the coast, and shoreline areas from Connecticut to Maine. 
This Discovery Edition contains a special appaendix of words and images about the 2002 discovery of the actual wreckage of the Portland on the Steelwagen Bank in Massacachuetts Bay. 
The book and co-author Mason Philip Smith were recently featured on the History Channel show "Deep Sea Detectives, which dealt with the loss of the Portland and the 2002 discovery of the ship's wreckage.

Four Short Blasts: The Gale of 1898 and the Loss of the Steamer Portland

History

Smith, Mason Philip

Americas

The Old Orchard Ocean Pier was an engineering marvel in its day.  The remarkable wood and steel structure survived nearly 80 years against the often unkind whims of Mother Nature.

The Great Steel Pier: An Illustrated History of the Old Orchard Ocean Pier

Breakwater Pr

Massachusetts Lighthouses Map & Guide

Reference

Hartnett, Robert

Atlases & Maps

Folded relief map of the United States locating and naming over 700 standing lighthouses. Reverse side is a state by state directory of each lighthouse including year of construction and location. Illustrated with 50 original paintings and drawings. Packaged in a foil-stamped pocket folder

Lighthouses of the United States

Hartnett House Map Publishing

A Century of Service to Maine's Leisure Travel Industry: A Centennial History of the Maine Publicity Bureau/Maine Tourism Association

Industries

Breakwater Press

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