Download or read book Ancient and Modern Light houses written by David Porter Heap and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Light in the Night written by Pamela Graham and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of lighthouses from ancient times to present day.

Download or read book The Lighthouse written by Dudley Witney and published by Arch Cape. This book was released on 1989-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and text capture the history, lore, allure, construction, and significance of numerous famous ancient and modern lighthouses along the North American Atlantic coast

Download or read book The Lighthouse written by Dudley Witney and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 300 splendid photos capture the distinctive beauty of ancient and modern lighthouses. Evocative text outlines the history and originality of each structure.

Download or read book The Modern Light house Service written by Arnold Burges Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Light in the Night written by Kevin Polesello and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book America s Lighthouses written by Francis Ross Holland and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the lighthouse which examines its technical development in the United States

Download or read book A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World 1872 Thirteenth Edition written by Alexander George Findlay and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of Lighthouses written by Patrick Beaver and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How Does a Lighthouse Work written by Roman Belyaev and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we tell one lighthouse from another? What does a lighthouse keeper do? Where are the most unusual lighthouses in the world? Depart on an enchanting voyage with the school children in this book to discover the answers to these questions along with other fascinating facts about lighthouses and how they work. A charming journey through the science and history of lighthouses around the world.

Download or read book Brilliant Beacons A History of the American Lighthouse written by Eric Jay Dolin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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

Download or read book A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World 1887 written by Alexander G. Findlay and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States written by George Rockwell Putnam and published by Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company. This book was released on 1917 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bell Rock Lighthouse written by Michael A. W. Strachan and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated history of the iconic Bell Rock lighthouse which has stood as an industrial ‘wonder of the world’ since its completion in 1811.

Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses written by Michael J. Rhein and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores--and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings--has captivated our collective imagination. A celebration of one of America's purest landmarks, The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a must-have for any home.

Download or read book The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake written by Robert De Gast and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text features a sequence of 32 photographic essays, documenting in 170 haunting images each of the lighthouses still standing along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. For each lighthouse there is a photograph of the structure in its setting, a view looking out from the lighthouse, and a close-up of some singular detail of the building. The text discusses how and why the lighthouses were built, important events in their history, and in some cases the lives of their keepers. The sequence of lighthouses follows an imaginary journey around the Bay, starting at Cape Henry, site of the oldest existing light.