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*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0970739907 Reviews on Amazon.com]
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0970739907 Reviews on Amazon.com]
*[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1147798.The_Light_on_the_Island Reviews on Goodreads.com]
*[http://www.48north.com/oct2002/edit.htm "Light Up" Your Destinations], editorial in 48north.com
*[http://www.48north.com/oct2002/edit.htm "Light Up" Your Destinations], editorial in 48north.com
*[http://www.patoslightkeepers.org Keepers of the Patos Light] web page
*[http://www.patoslightkeepers.org Keepers of the Patos Light] web page

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The Light on the Island
First edition
AuthorHelene Glidden
Cover artistCliff Roberts
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCoward-McCann
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages216 pp
ISBN0-9707399-0-7
OCLC46895158

The Light on the Island, by Helene Glidden, recounts her early years in the lighthouse on Patos Island in Washington State's San Juan Islands. Set during Edward Durgan's eight-year term as lighthouse keeper from 1905–1913, it offers a child's perspective on a number of adult themes, including death, murder, strong language, and smugglers.

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