American Lighthouses
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American Lighthouses
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Author : Ray Jones
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-07-03
American Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-03 with Travel categories.
A celebration of the great American lighthouses, their keepers, their histories, and their ongoing stories For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past. Completely revised and updated, American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them. Included are many endangered lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, as well as “ghost lights,” which are no longer standing.
America S Lighthouses
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Author : Francis Ross Holland
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1988-01-01
America S Lighthouses written by Francis Ross Holland and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-01-01 with Transportation categories.
A history of the lighthouse which examines its technical development in the United States
Lighthouses Of America
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Author : Tom Beard
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Lighthouses Of America written by Tom Beard and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Photography categories.
A spectacular collection of America’s most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation’s first public-works project in 1789 and established the United States as a maritime world power by making ports safe for navigation. These structures—many still active and serving their original purpose even in the era of global positioning systems—are living museums, yet they often prove difficult to access for visitors due to their necessary remoteness. From Maine’s West Quoddy Head on the easternmost headlands to the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and the West Coast lighthouses from New Point Loma to New Dungeness and Michigan’s Grand Haven Pier Lighthouse, the images here will delight both the armchair traveler and those who have taken the back roads or trekked across sandy beaches to visit these special and often artful buildings. This is a great gift for lovers of lighthouses, boaters, and those who live or dream of living on the seashore.
Great American Lighthouses
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Author : F. Ross Holland, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 1995-07-19
Great American Lighthouses written by F. Ross Holland, Jr. and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-07-19 with Architecture categories.
Lighthouses are increasingly endangered by modernization and abandonment. Simple steel skeletons are replacing the picturesque, conical towers, squat screwpiles and Cape Cod styles so much a part of America's maritime history. This traveler's guide to more than 300 of the nation's most significant lighthouses and lightships includes an introductory look at the evolution of lighthouse technology and how these obsolete but beloved structures can be rescued.
American Lighthouses
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Author : Ray Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
American Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Lighthouses categories.
Join lighthouse experts Ray Jones and Bruce Roberts on a tour of the beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook describes more than 450 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing full information on visiting or just viewing them. Included are many 'endangered' lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, and 'ghost' lights, which are no longer standing. In addition, an informative introduction provides an engaging overview of lighthouse history as well as insight into the life of lighthouse keepers and surprising facts about the amazing Fresnel lenses. For lighthouse lovers and maritime history buffs alike, this is the definitive reference to the lighthouses of America.
The Golden Age Of American Lighthouses
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Author : Tim Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Release Date : 2002
The Golden Age Of American Lighthouses written by Tim Harrison and has been published by Globe Pequot this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
If you are a lighthouse buff, or if you enjoy revisiting our country's history, The Golden Age of American Lighthouses will be a rewarding and enlightening window to the past. Book jacket.
American Lighthouses
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Author : Jill Caravan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-10
American Lighthouses written by Jill Caravan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10 with Lighthouses categories.
Historic American Lighthouses
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Author : Albert Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Release Date : 2003
Historic American Lighthouses written by Albert Mitchell and has been published by Barnes & Noble this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architecture categories.
Hundreds of fine old lighthouses stand guard at America's shores, watching over crowded harbors, maritime channels, deadly shoals, and killer reefs. Some, including the venerable towers at Portland Head in Maine, are nearly as old as the country they serve. Others, such as the one at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina have become international celebrities, and they all have a dramatic story to tell. From shore to shore, in superb photos, visit the most magnificent structures and learn their riveting histories. There is the isolated Florida light station that suffered an Indian attack; a shipwreck that literally crashed the Christmas Eve celebration of a keeper and his family; and the sinking of the legendary lake freighter Edmund Fitzgerald. As you travel from the Northeastern lights of the Revolutionary era to the Northwest beacons of a rugged coast, the true meaning of lighthouses, their relationship to American history, and their importance to navigational technology and maritime safety will become as brilliantly clear as the comforting beams shining from these buildings themselves.
Keepers Of The Lights
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Author : Robert Carse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Keepers Of The Lights written by Robert Carse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Lighthouses categories.
American Lighthouses
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Author : Jill Caravan
language : en
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Release Date : 1996
American Lighthouses written by Jill Caravan and has been published by Running Press Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Lighthouses categories.
Celebrate the history and diversity of this country, as represented by its vast architectural and scenic treasures. This tour of America's lighthouses, includes those on Atlantic and Pacific shores, the Great Lakes, and inland rivers.