Download or read book Lighthouse Horrors written by Charles Waugh and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storm-swept, remote light stations—and the isolated souls who man the beacons—are the perfect inspirations for tales of suspense and horror. Lighthouse Horrors collects 17 of the best from such writers as Rudyard Kipling, Robert Bloch, Jack Vance, and Ray Bradbury. This is a book to save for a fogbound or rain-dark night. Once you've read these pages, you'll never look at a lighthouse in quite the same way again.
Download or read book A Lighthouse Adventure written by Mary Māden and published by Mary Maden Children's Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story about the moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Download or read book The Mystery at Oak Island written by M. C. Tillson and published by A&m Writing and Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becky is the math whiz, but Sam is pretty sure he can count to four--or can he? What starts out as a typical vacation quickly becomes a series of puzzling events when Sam and Becky and their new friends realize that they all share the same secret about the Oak Island Lighthouse on North Carolina's Cape Fear.
Download or read book A Lighthouse in Time written by Sandra Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Morris Island Lighthouse Charleston s Maritime Beacon written by Douglas W. Bostick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Douglas Bostick, historian and former director of Save the Light, Inc., recounts the stories of the many lightkeepers and their families who braved meager provisions, low pay and grueling conditions living on a small island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
Download or read book The Mystery at Eagle Harbor written by M. C. Tillson and published by A&m Writing and Pub.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting all the lighthouses on Michigan's Upper Peninsula was not Sam and Becky's idea of an exciting summer -- until they met a ghost who had been haunting the lighthouses for almost 100 years... looking for riddles. While their mom and dad research the lighthouses for a book they are writing, Becky and Sam do their own searching. From shipwrecks to mountain tops to Paul Bunyan's backyard, they follow the trail that leads them along the shores of Lake Superior to Eagle Harbor. But it doesn't take them long to realize that someone -- or something -- is following them. With more questions than answers, Sam and Becky are more determined than ever to solve the mystery at Eagle Harbor.
Download or read book The Clue at Copper Harbor written by M. C. Tillson and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becky and Sam were not thrilled about spending their summer visiting twenty-one Michigan lighthouses in three weeks, but their mom and dad were writing a book about lighthouses and that's exactly what they were going to do. "It's going to be a really long summer," Becky complained to Sam. But that was before she and Sam found out about the ghost who haunted the Copper Harbor Lighthouse on Michigan's upper peninsula ... and before they found the mysterious notes.
Download or read book Only s Lighthouse Adventure written by Charles Maclean and published by Frederick Warne Publishers. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lighthouse Adventures written by Wes Oleszewski and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories, long stories, technical descriptions, shipwrecks, acts of courage, fascinating drawings, details on how things worked, maps of where things are and were, photos, and generally something for everyone.
Download or read book Lighthouse at the End of the World written by Jules Verne and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1859, three sailors arrive on an isolated island to man a new lighthouse at the wreck-prone tippy tip of South America. They soon discover a band of egregious criminals, led by dangerous evildoer Kongre, who have been tricking ships into running aground, killing the survivors and taking the loot. When two lighthouse men go to assist a ship and are killed, serious trouble ensues.
Download or read book American Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Universes Inside the Lighthouse written by Pam Stucky and published by Wishing Rock Press. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ordinary lighthouse on the outside. A portal to all of space and time on the inside. "Aliens, infinite universes, ghosts AND time travel ... a winning literary combination if ever there was one." -Just One More Chapter reviews When Emma notices something unusual in the lighthouse lobby, she has no idea that unraveling this mystery will be just the beginning of an adventure that will take her and her friends to distant planets, throughout time and the multiverse, and to a place where everything is possible. Together with her twin brother Charlie, an identical Charlie from a parallel Earth, mysterious Eve, enchanting Ben, and unconventional but endearing scientist Dr. Waldo, can Emma chase down Vik, a man under the influence of an entity called The Void, before he destroys all the universes? Inspired by the timeless wonder and fantasy of A Wrinkle in Time, with just a dash of Doctor Who, Pam Stucky has created a smart and unforgettable story of adventure, curiosity, and the humanity of all beings-even aliens. Exciting and imaginative, courageous and thought-provoking, this novel commends the strength of compassion, and the inherent power within each person to change the world ... or the universe. "Reminded me of Christopher Pike's wonderful series Spooksville (one of my all time favourites growing up) .... The plot was full of twists and turns ... it was suspenseful and exciting, a perfect children's adventure story and a compelling read. I would recommend this to anyone with teenagers that enjoy adventure stories of any kind, and I can't wait for the second in the series." -Alison, Chapter One Reviews "I never grew tired of seeing what the author] might come up with next.... What would it be like to visit other planets? As someone who has often wondered about this, I was intrigued by all of the places that these characters see. Earth is unique in many different ways. It was nice to see this subtly acknowledged before the author went on to show the amazing range of possibilities. I would have liked to visit (almost) all of them." -Astilbe, Long and Short Reviews" "I recommend this book to fans of Doctor Who, and anyone who loves to read Sci-Fi novels." -Rachel, Rachel's Really Random Reviews Pam Stucky is also the author of: Death at Glacier Lake (traditional mystery) The Megan Montaigne mysteries (traditional mystery) The Wishing Rock series (adult contemporary fiction) The Pam on the Map series (travelogues)
Download or read book Tim to the Lighthouse written by Edward Ardizzone and published by Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2006-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night Tim notices that the light from the lighthouse is out. This means danger for ships at sea, who rely on the light to steer clear of the rocks. Foul play is suspected and it's up to Tim and friends to save the day in one of their most exciting, and most dangerous, adventures ever!
Download or read book Third Adventure The Lighthouse of Terror written by Baron Specter and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Joey DeAngelo first moved to Boston from New York, he had trouble making friends. Gil and Tank gave him a hard time at first, but after a few ghostly adventures together the boys have become friends. This weekend, Gil's dad has taken Joey and Gil on a fishing trip. With no old ships in sight, the boys thought they were safe from any ghostly adventures--but they couldn't have been more wrong! When a sudden storm capsizes their fishing boat, the boys wash up on Bird Island and decide to wait for help in the old abandoned lighthouse. Will the boys survive their night of terror with the ghost of the lighthouse keeper's wife?
Download or read book Jules Verne s Lighthouse 1 of 5 written by David Hine and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the edge of the galaxy, there is a giant supercomputer known as the Lighthouse. The only brain powerful enough to navigate ships through a sargasso of naturally occurring wormholes, potentially cutting months or even years off a spaceshipÕs journey. Three humans, one alien, and a nanny bot have manned the remote station for years in relative peace until the arrival of Captain Kongre and his band of cutthroat pirates threatens the future of civilization and reveals that each of the Lighthouse crew has been hiding a shocking secret. He who controls the Lighthouse controls this part of the galaxy. From the team that brought you THE MARKED and SONATA comes this double-sized sci-fi thriller set on the high seas of space, based on the work of master storyteller JULES VERNE.
Download or read book The Lighthouse at Pelican Rock written by Stephen Hart and published by Eagle Books. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 12-year-old Megan Evans almost dies, she is packed off to the tiny, remote coastal village of Pelican Rock to recover. Sure she is going to be bored in a place which doesn't even have the internet, she discovers there is much more to Pelican Rock that she expected. Are the pelicans really magic? What is the secret of the ruined lighthouse? Has she found the place where she belongs? And, perhaps, not just a place... This first novel by talented new writer Stephen Hart is a magical, moving, memorable story that will grip readers from the start. A joy to read: the kind of story that made me want to be a writer. (Cassandra Golds)
Download or read book The Clue at Fort Point written by M C Tillson and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Becky and Sam welcome their cousins to the San Francisco Bay Area, they expect it to be fun. What they didn't expect was to find themselves right smack dab in the middle of another lighthouse mystery adventure-this one in their own backyard! Strange things start happening soon after they meet Jeremy and Mikey at the San Francisco International Airport and learn about Uncle Al's "Mystery Word Contest." Winning the contest becomes their top priority, but what's up with that creepy car following Dad? With the famous Golden Gate Bridge towering above, they make their way to the very edge of the continent where they find shipwrecks, lighthouses, and a clue at Fort Point.
