title: Guardians of the Lights: Stories of U.S. Lighthouse Keepers
author:  Elinor De Wire 
description: "An important contribution to the protection of the lighthouse] keeping legacy."<br /><br />"Charming blend of history and human interest."<br /><br />"A delightful addition to any library, whether [you're] a lighthouse lover or not!"<br /><br />""A delightful addition to any library, whether [you're] a lighthouse lover or not!""
zlib_text: **THE**  
   **LAMPLIGHTERS**
  
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   **EMMA STONEX**
  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
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   **Contents**
  
  I: 1972
  
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  II: 1992
  
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  III: 1972
  
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  IV: 1992
  
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  V: 1972
  
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  VI: 1992
  
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  VII: 1972
  
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  VIII: Interviews: 1973
  
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  IX: 1972
  
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  X: 1992
  
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  XI: 1972
  
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  XII: End Point
  
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  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  
   _For IFTS and KMS_
  
  AUTHOR’S NOTE
  
  In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers disappeared from a remote rock
  light on the island of Eilean Mòr in the Outer Hebrides. Their names were
  Thomas Marshall, James Ducat and Donald MacArthur. _The Lamplighters_ is
  inspired by, and written in respectful memory of, this event, but is a work of
  fiction and therefore bears no resemblance to these men’s lives or their
  characters.
  
   _We stood a moment still tongue-tied,_
  
   _A