Can I read Sentinel of the Seas : Life and Death at the Most Dangerous Lighthouse Ever Built on EtoBox?

Sentinel of the Seas : Life and Death at the Most Dangerous Lighthouse Ever Built by Powers, Dennis M. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sentinel of the Seas : Life and Death at the Most Dangerous Lighthouse Ever Built about?

Miles off the coast of northern California lies a mariner's nightmare. Concealed by roiling sea and thick fog, the jagged edges of a submerged volcanic mountain chain await approaching vessels like predators in the mist. This is one of the most hazardous reefs off the West Coast. And for over a century, it has been home to the most remote, most expensive, and most dangerous lighthouse ever built in America. Called "Dragon Rocks" in 1792 by British explorer George Vancouver, the area became known as St. George Reef in the hope that its namesake might slay the dragon. But the beast claimed its greatest victim in 1865 when the side-wheel steamer S.S. Brother Jonathan sank on one of the rocks with the loss of 225 souls, inspiring an extraordinary effort to make the waters safe. The result took ten years to construct and cost as much as twenty conventional lighthouses. In Sentinel of the Seas , Dennis M. Powers chronicles the heroic stories of men and women who have gone where land and sea collide. To build the St. George Reef Lighthouse, Alexander Ballantyne--probably the only man alive who was qualified and brave enough to supervise such a project--faced incredible hurdles, includi

Who reads Sentinel of the Seas : Life and Death at the Most Dangerous Lighthouse Ever Built?

Author

Powers, Dennis M.

Publisher

Kensington Publishing Corporation

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806528427

Category

history

Subjects

Military, History, Government_military

Rating

3.21 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13