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Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Modified Item
- No
- Region
- North America
- Country
- USA
- Title
- America's Lighthouses An Illustrated History
- Type
- Illustrated Book
- Subjects
- Art & Culture
- Age Level
- Adults, Young Adults
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780486255767
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
048625576X
ISBN-13
9780486255767
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038312840
Product Key Features
Book Title
America's Lighthouses Vol. III : an Illustrated History
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1988
Topic
Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Architecture
Book Series
Dover Maritime Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
2.1 in
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
Item Length
10.8 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-027289
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
387.1/55
Edition Description
Reprint,New Edition
Synopsis
Profusely illustrated fact-filled survey of American lighthouses since 1716. Includes over 200 stations - East, Gulf, and West coasts, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers. The author also traces the development of the lighthouse from the Pharos of Alexandria to today., "A detailed, scholarly, masterly book…and yet the romance is still there." - Chicago Tribune Beacons of light along the shore have guided mariners for thousands of years - from the days when olive oil lamps burned on darkened hillsides to signal the location of ancient harbors, to modern times when automated stations sent out 350,000 candlepower beams that cut through darkness and fog. The present volume, the first full-scale study of the United States Lighthouse Service, is a celebration of these vanishing symbols of security. Written by a historian of the National Park Service, this book describes the founding and operation of over 200 famous lights located along U.S. coastal and inland waterways. Beginning with the Boston Light, first lit in 1716, this carefully researched yet romantic account takes readers to every notable light installation in the nation - from New England to Delaware; the South Atlantic to the Florida Keys; the Gulf Coast; San Diego to Cape Flattery; the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain as well as Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. An informative section on lighthouse administration tells of the station's early days - when local authorities attempted to operate them - and their eventual takeover in 1939 by the U.S. Coast Guard. Subsequent chapters describe the development of diverse illumination systems as well as the vast number of changes and technological advances that have occurred in lighthouse construction and maintenance over the past century. In addition to its wealth of technical data, Dr. Holland's fascinating volume also includes dramatic vignettes - about heroic rescues of wreck-strewn sailors and valiant efforts to keep the lights shining in the face of human violence and natural calamity. This vivid, fact-filled history, enhanced by exciting tales and colorful personalities, is abundantly illustrated by over 100 historic engravings, drawings, and photographs. It is a book that will be prized not only by marine historians and armchair adventurers but by anyone who has ever felt the lure and romance of lighthouses - the lonely sentinels by the sea that have played such a crucial role in the maritime history of America and other sea-faring nations., "A detailed, scholarly, masterly book...and yet the romance is still there." -- Chicago TribuneBeacons of light along the shore have guided mariners for thousands of years -- from the days when olive oil lamps burned on darkened hillsides to signal the location of ancient harbors, to modern times when automated stations sent out 350,000 candlepower beams that cut through darkness and fog.The present volume, the first full-scale study of the United States Lighthouse Service, is a celebration of these vanishing symbols of security. Written by a historian of the National Park Service, this book describes the founding and operation of over 200 famous lights located along U.S. coastal and inland waterways. Beginning with the Boston Light, first lit in 1716, this carefully researched yet romantic account takes readers to every notable light installation in the nation -- from New England to Delaware; the South Atlantic to the Florida Keys; the Gulf Coast; San Diego to Cape Flattery; the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain as well as Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.An informative section on lighthouse administration tells of the station's early days -- when local authorities attempted to operate them -- and their eventual takeover in 1939 by the U.S. Coast Guard. Subsequent chapters describe the development of diverse illumination systems as well as the vast number of changes and technological advances that have occurred in lighthouse construction and maintenance over the past century. In addition to its wealth of technical data, Dr. Holland's fascinating volume also includes dramatic vignettes -- about heroic rescues of wreck-strewn sailors and valiant efforts to keep the lights shining in the face of human violence and natural calamity.This vivid, fact-filled history, enhanced by exciting tales and colorful personalities, is abundantly illustrated by over 100 historic engravings, drawings, and photographs. It is a book that will be prized not only by marine historians and armchair adventurers but by anyone who has ever felt the lure and romance of lighthouses -- the lonely sentinels by the sea that have played such a crucial role in the maritime history of America and other sea-faring nations., Richly illustrated fact-filled survey of American lighthouses since 1716. Over 200 stations - East, Gulf, and West coasts, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers.
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VK1023.H65
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