Hundreds of American women have kept the lamps burning in lighthouses since Hannah Thomas tended Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while her husband was away fighting in the War for Independence. Women Who Kept the Lights details the careers of 30 intrepid women who were official keepers of light stations on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, on Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes, staying at their posts for periods ranging from a few years to half a century. Most of these women served in the 19th century, when the keeper lit a number of lamps in the tower at dusk, replenished their fuel or replaced them at midnight, and every morning polished the lamps and lanterns to keep their lights shining brightly.Several of these stalwart women were commended for their courage in remaining at their posts through severe storms and hurricanes. A few went to the rescue of seamen when ships capsized or were wrecked. Their varied stories are brought together here for the first time, drawing a multifaceted picture of a unique profession in our maritime history.

Product Description: In 1861, when he was 14 years old, Almon left home after the start of the Civil War. Too young and too small to enlist, he followed Indiana infantry regiments for almost a year before he found a company that would enlist him as a drummer boy...read more

In Pakistan, fifteen-year-olds Mumtaz and Rashid become involved in political intrigue and drug trafficking when their efforts to stop a man who is spying on Mumtaz's powerful father cost Rashid his job and home. Original.

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Presents the story of ten freed slaves who deserted their American masters to join the loyalists during the Revolutionary War, and their eventual evacuation to Nova Scotia and then finally to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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A seventeenth-century Pamunkey Indian describes how the coming of the English colonists has changed her life forever. (view table of contents)

Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of the Central Asian nation that has had a history of invasion and conquest by its powerful neighbors.

An introduction to the geography, history, government, natural resources, culture, and people of the eight nations that occupy the Arabian Peninsula.

Coming to the end of her education at the mission school, a fifteen-year-old Tutsi girl faces the dilemma of whether she will continue her education or accept her parents' plan for her marriage.