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b"Eric Jay Dolin\\n\\n\\n\\nThis episode is hosted by Jeremy D'Entremont and Cindy Johnson, and the featured interview is the award-winning maritime historian Eric Jay Dolin.\\n\\n\\n\\nEric has written\\nthirteen books and more than 60 articles on American history. His books include\\nLeviathan: The History of Whaling in\\nAmerica, which won a number of awards and was selected as one of the best\\nnonfiction books of 2007 by the Los\\nAngeles Times, the Boston Globe,\\nand the Providence Journal; Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History\\nof the Fur Trade in America, which was selected by the Seattle Times as one the top nonfiction books of 2010; When America First Met China: An Exotic\\nHistory of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail, which was chosen by\\nKirkus Reviews as one of the top ten non fiction books of Fall 2012. His newest\\nbook is Black Flags, Blue Waters: The\\nEpic History of America\\u2019s Most Notorious Pirates, published in 2018.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut the book that's discussed at length in the Light Hearted interview is Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse, published in 2016. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nC. Douglas Kroll, Sea History Magazine, wrote of Brilliant Beacons: \\u201cA must-read for anyone interested in lighthouses or America\\u2019s maritime history\\u2026This history of American lighthouses is both engaging and enjoyable, whether for academics, who will not be disappointed in the thoroughness of the author\\u2019s research, or for lighthouse history buffs who will enjoy its compelling narrative.\\u201d \\n\\n\\n\\nClick here for Eric Jay Dolin's website.\\n\\n\\n\\nEric Jay Dolin on Wikipedia"