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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lafrenière, Normand, author.

Contributor:

Canada. Canadian Heritage.

Series:

Lafrenière, Normand. French. Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lighthouses--Saint Lawrence River--History.

Lighthouses.

Lighthouses--Saint Lawrence, Gulf of--History.

Lighthouse keepers--Saint Lawrence River--History.

Lighthouse keepers.

Lighthouse keepers--Saint Lawrence, Gulf of--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 p.)

Other Title:

Lightkeeping on the Saint Lawrence

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Oxford, England : Dundurn Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

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 lightship

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I: A River to Be Tamed; Under French Rule; Under English Rule; II: Perilous Navigation in the Nineteenth Century; The Navigable Waterway and Its Primary Obstacles; Shipwrecks and Provision Depots; III: An Anonymous Labour; A Profile of the Lightkeepers; Daily Routine; Fog Signals; Related Duties; IV: Working Conditions; A Romanticized View; Types of Light Stations; The Keeper's Salary; Assistants' Salaries; Living in the Towers; Keepers' Houses; The Work Week; V: Unique Living Conditions; Difficult Crossings; The Season Gets Longer; Family Life

Life on the LightshipsLife on the Pillar Lights; When the Forces of Nature Explode; VI: Automation; Keepers' Demands; A Pilot Region; The Keepers Leave the Lights; VII: Conclusion; A Vital Role; In the Final Analysis; Looking Towards the Future; An Invitation; Appendices; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography; List of People Interviewed

Notes:

Co-published by: Dept. of Canadian Heritage and Canada Communication Group-Publishing, Supply and Services Canada.

Issued also in French under title: Gardien de phare dans le Saint-Laurent : un métier disparu.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [101]-106).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611969578

9781281969576

1281969575

9781554882151

155488215X

OCLC:

288132073