Relates the real-life saga of Abbie Burgess, who single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a four-week winter storm that lashed the coast of Maine in 1856.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Study Guide, Homeschool Ed.
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But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Study Guide, Classroom Ed.
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