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Jack Straw, Lighthouse Builder

Chapter 2: ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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The story follows a young apprentice who joins a lighthouse construction crew on a rugged coastal island and learns practical skills while taking part in dangerous work and summer camaraderie. Episodes include aerial-cable rides to the site, a contest to secure the rock for the tower, confrontations with lobster pirates that lead to a raid and a chase, an arrest and a reef accident, and the discovery of a key find that affects the crew's fortunes. The narrative blends adventurous action with technical detail about lighthouse building and emphasizes teamwork, honor, seamanship, and the protagonist's growing resourcefulness.

To
A Tom-Boy
PEGGY


ACKNOWLEDGMENT

In presenting this account of Jack Straw’s latest adventures it has been my good fortune to have the friendly advice of Dr. Raymond Haskell, Superintendent of the Third Light House District, and William H. Moon of the Lighthouse Service. I have also sought for assistance the pages of Commissioner George R. Putnam’s “Beacons of the Sea,” Talbot’s “Light Ships and Lighthouses” and the “Lighthouse Service Bulletin.”

J. I. C.

East Orange,
September, 1915.