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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... Lighthouse and he would do it all by himself. Before Josh lay an apron of brown sand and the vast, great Atlantic Ocean, but he did not look at the blue-gray sea as either vast or great. It was simply his front yard and had been for all ...
... lighthouse evermore; But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Near the top, the stairs spiraled into the watch room where Josh would pour the kerosene into a holding tank, then pump air into it until there was ...
... lighthouses of Ocracoke, Hatteras, Bodie Island, and Currituck Beach. To the south was the lighthouse at Cape Lookout. Up and down the sandy islands off North Carolina, the Lighthouse Service had set up these great towers with their ...
... Lighthouse Service had graciously allowed the Thurlows to have a family cemetery behind the Keeper's House. Josh wanted to tell his mother about getting to keep the light, and he also needed to tell her how Jacob was doing, and how much ...
... lighthouse. Jacob giggled and squirmed and Josh worked to control him. “Stop wiggling, Jacob,” Josh scolded. “Hang on to me and don't let go! It's a long way down!” Jacob settled into his arm, chewing on his collar, giving Josh a moment ...
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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 |