Author: United States. Coast GuardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Guide to Historically Famous Lighthouses in the United States
Author: United States. Coast GuardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Historically Famous Lighthouses
Author: United States. Coast GuardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses
Author: Samuel Willard CromptonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781592231027
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores — and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings — has captivated our collective imagination. More than simply picturesque, the lighthouse has become an enduring symbol of salvation, fortitude, and heroic folklore. The Ultimate Lighthouse Book is a panoramic, lavishly illustrated history of these legendary buildings and celebrates the rich heritage of our ancestors’ courageous efforts to guide mariners through treacherous seas and storms. Over 200 color photographs are featured in this fully revised, expanded and updated edition.
Lighthouses of the Great Lakes
Author: Daniel E. Dempster, Todd R. BergerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781610604376
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Historically Famous Lighthouses
Author: Historic Lighthouse Preservation Handbook
Author: Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Preserving Historic Lighthouses
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Women who Kept the Lights
Author: Mary Louise CliffordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Hundreds of American women have kept the lamps burning in lighthouses since Hannah Thomas tended Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while her husband was away fighting in the War for Independence. Women Who Kept the Lights details the careers of 32 intrepid women who were official keepers of light stations on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, on Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes, staying at their posts for periods ranging from a few years to half a century. Most of these women served in the nineteenth century, when the keeper lit a number of lamps in the tower at dusk, replenished their fuel or replaced them at midnight, and every morning polished the lamps and lanterns to keep their lights shining brightly. Several of these stalwart women were commended for their courage in remaining at their posts through severe storms and hurricanes. A few went to the rescue of seamen when ships capsized or were wrecked. Their varied stories paint a multifaceted picture of a unique profession in our maritime history.
Fire Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Dwelling
Author: Carole L. PerraultPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire Island National Seashore (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
North Carolina Lighthouses
Author: Bruce RobertsPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768339
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
A stunning, full-color celebration of some of the world’s most famous lighthouses, the shoreline they stand on, and the people who have worked to protect them The lore and history of North Carolina’s seafaring past comes to life in the text by Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and photographs by Bruce Roberts.