BLUE WATER AND ROCKY LIGHTS takes you back to a Coast Guard that would hardly be recognizable today with officer candidate school at the Coast Guard Academy, and cutters of World War II or older vintage. Lawrence G. Desmond, a junior officer aboard the cutters Mclane and Avoyel, tells a historic story sprinkled with anecdotes and good humor. It’s illustrated with color and B&W photos of shipboard life, crewmembers, rescues, and photographic documentation of the exceptional seamanship required to supply St. George Reef lighthouse in the often-treacherous seas off the coast of northern California.
About the Author
Lawrence G. Desmond
DesmondBooks
California and Switzerland
Lawrence G. Desmond is a senior research fellow in archaeology with the Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project at Harvard University, and a research associate with the Department of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He has recently published the first biography of Alice Dixon Le Plongeon, a 20 year old Londoner, who went to Yucatan in the 1870s to explore, photograph and write about the ancient Maya. The book's called: "Yucatan through her eyes," and is available in hardback or Kindle. His love of the outdoors includes the Swiss alps, Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada where he has hiked and backpacked since the 1940s.
Publish Date June 21, 2012
Dimensions Standard Landscape 66 pgs
Premium Paper, matte finish
Category Biographies & Memoirs
Tags Aberdeen, Mclane, Avoyel, Eureka, Bellarmine, Gresham, Bernard Hubbard, USCG Academy, Fields Landing, Grays Harbor, Santa Clara University, St. George Reef Lighthouse
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