The Keeper's Son: A NovelMacmillan, 2007 M04 1 - 352 pages In 1941, Killakeet Island of the wind-swept Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to a tiny, peaceful population of fishermen, clam stompers, oyster rakers, and a few lonely sailors of the Coast Guard. Dominating the glorious, raw beauty of the little island is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, which for generations has been the responsibility of one family, the Thurlows. |
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... gone up to Bodie Island to see the keeper there and inspect a new rotation clockwork design. Keeper Jack had worried for days about leaving Josh alone, not only with the responsibility of lighting the lamp but also having to tend to ...
... gone because God needed her more than they did. Josh hoped God was happy but it seemed sad that the Almighty Creator of the Universe might be so needy as to take a mother away from her children. Something small drifting along on the ...
... gone. The new painter was tied off on the workboat but the other end had come undone. Josh hadn't checked the knot. A landsman had probably tied the thing, some sort of granny knot that had come loose with all the bouncing around. The ...
... , a two-storied, whitewashed structure with a lookout tower in its center, the glass panes sparkling in the sun. It had once housed the legendary surfmen who'd gone out in storms to rescue the crews 18 Homer Hickam.
A Novel Homer Hickam. surfmen who'd gone out in storms to rescue the crews of battered ships. Now, it was the headquarters of Doakes Coast Guard Station. “I live up that way, ma'am,” Herman said, pointing. “We got a nice house just back ...
Contents
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DEATH I SAID | 143 |
BUT THERE THE SILVER ANSWER RANG | 315 |
NOT DEATH BUT LOVE | 403 |
HISTORICAL NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 421 |