The Original Biography of Abbie Burgess Lighthouse Heroine
Author: Ruth Sexton Sargent
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Published: 1996-06-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780962988257
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Abbie Burgess was only fourteen when she first stepped upon Matinicus Rock, off the coast of Maine. But she was no ordinary girl, as her life there proved. When her father was forced to sail to the mainland for desperately needed supplies, she tended the two light towers alone, as well as her family. During those harrowing weeks she battle record storms and starvation. Accounts of her bravery made her a legend among New England seafarers. From Publishers description.