Lighthouses Of America
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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.
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.
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.
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
North American Lighthouses Coloring Book
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Author : John Batchelor
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1995-02-23
North American Lighthouses Coloring Book written by John Batchelor and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-02-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Detailed drawings re-create 36 famous lighthouses of the United States and Canada, including those in Cape Hatteras, Montauk Point, Cape Cod, West Quoddy Head, Tybee Island, and other places along the shorelines of North America. Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse.
Brilliant Beacons A History Of The American Lighthouse
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Author : Eric Jay Dolin
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2016-04-18
Brilliant Beacons A History Of The American Lighthouse written by Eric Jay Dolin and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with History categories.
"What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating anecdotes" (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses—from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016
The Ultimate Book Of Lighthouses
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Author : Samuel Willard Crompton
language : en
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (CA)
Release Date : 2000
The Ultimate Book Of Lighthouses written by Samuel Willard Crompton and has been published by Thunder Bay Press (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Lighthouses categories.
"History, legend, lore, design, technology, romance."--Jacket.
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.
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.
Lighthouses
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Author : Albert Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Lighthouses written by Albert Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Lighthouses categories.
From the busy Atlantic waters to the rugged Pacific coast, explore the country's most historic and beautiful lighthouses with amazing 3-D pop-ups. Lighthouses! A Pop-Up Gallery of America's Most Beloved Beacons features more than 25 color photographs and original illustrations showcasing America's coastal guardians. From the historical to the technical, author Al Mitchell, a renowned expert in the field of lighthouse study, explains the important roles played by each beacon through the years. This unique tribute includes 5 amazing, architecturally accurate 3-D pop-ups designed by acclaimed paper engineer Linda Costello. Beautifully illustrated pop-ups stand approximately 9 1/2 inches tall and 5 inches in diameter and demonstrate each lighthouse's unique design and function. Pop-ups include some of the most famous landmarks in the country: Cape Hatteras Light, North Carolina's distinctive black-and-white barber pole; Old Point Loma Light, the beacon for California's Gold rush traffic; and Florida's prominent Ponce de Leon Inlet Light. This is the ultimate book for admirers of lighthouses and architecture.