The Lighthouse Encyclopedia 2nd

Author : Ray Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493001701
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LIGHTHOUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA: THE DEFINI 2ED written by Ray Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information—know the height, age, elevation, optic type and status for every lighthouse! An appendix listing lighthouse groups nationwide makes it easy to see these historic treasures, visit museums and get involved with preservation. See how the appearance or location of lights has changed over time. Read about the historical contributions made by Augustin Fresnel, Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton, and learn about breakwater lights, caissons, lightships, mercury baths, daymarks and clamshell lenses. The most complete reference book on lighthouses—which won a Benjamin Franklin book design award in hardcover—is finally available in paperback. Ray Jones is a leading authority on lighthouses and the author of more than 14 books and countless magazine articles on American history. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.

Author : Ray Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149300171X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouse Encyclopedia written by Ray Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information—know the height, age, elevation, optic type and status for every lighthouse! An appendix listing lighthouse groups nationwide makes it easy to see these historic treasures, visit museums and get involved with preservation. See how the appearance or location of lights has changed over time. Read about the historical contributions made by Augustin Fresnel, Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton, and learn about breakwater lights, caissons, lightships, mercury baths, daymarks and clamshell lenses. The most complete reference book on lighthouses—which won a Benjamin Franklin book design award in hardcover—is finally available in paperback. Ray Jones is a leading authority on lighthouses and the author of more than 14 books and countless magazine articles on American history. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.

Author : Ray Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493047272
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouses of New England written by Ray Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New England's lighthouses project more than lifesaving beams across treacherous expanses of water. They also project an aura of steadfastness, dependability, and safety--and deservedly so. This guide features descriptions and beautiful photographs of more than sixty lighthouses from Northern Maine to the Long Island Sound.

Author : Ray Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762786205
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Larry Wright
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia written by Larry Wright and published by Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedic guide to more than 650 Great Lakes lighthouses; US and Canada, current and historic. For each there is a description that includes history and construction details, and if open to the public how to access it.

Author : Ray Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493047299
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouses of the Southern States written by Ray Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses of the Southern States is the classic guide to the most significant lighthouses in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Through stirring historic accounts and stunning color and archival photographs, the stories of more than thirty-five lighthouses come alive in vivid detail. Each light––from Bodie Island Light on the Outer Banks to the Cape Florida Light outside Miami––tells its own engrossing tale of survival. Discover the rich history behind these majestic sentinels, and learn more about visiting them.

Author : Jeremy D'Entremont
Publisher : Cider Mill Press
ISBN 13 : 9781604332629
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse Handbook New England 2nd Edition written by Jeremy D'Entremont and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect companion for lighthouse buffs, and the most comprehensible and travel friendly field guide around, offers beautiful full-photographs, highly regarded directions and contact information, and complete articles on every existing lighthouse from way Down East Maine to cosmopolitan western Connecticut. For those looking for guide and reference. Not another coffee table display of lighthouses, but a companion of travel.

Author : Nancy Capace
Publisher : Somerset Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0403098408
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Oregon written by Nancy Capace and published by Somerset Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference guide to Oregon that includes information about the state's history, geography, politics, state services, historic landmarks, and constitution.

Author : Nigel Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136787992
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece written by Nigel Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining every aspect of the culture from antiquity to the founding of Constantinople in the early Byzantine era, this thoroughly cross-referenced and fully indexed work is written by an international group of scholars. This Encyclopedia is derived from the more broadly focused Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, the highly praised two-volume work. Newly edited by Nigel Wilson, this single-volume reference provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the political, cultural, and social life of the people and to the places, ideas, periods, and events that defined ancient Greece.

Author : Bruce Roberts
Publisher : Insiders' Guide
ISBN 13 : 9780762737369
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouses of Florida written by Bruce Roberts and published by Insiders' Guide. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Amelia Island to Key West, readers will discover dozens of historic and picturesque lighthouses dotting the coasts of the Sunshine State with this delightful little guide. It offers not only history and travel information but also a beautiful full-color souvenir of the state. Profiles of each lighthouse include history, a detailed description of the structure, complete practical information for travelers, and at least one color photograph. From the most highly respected source of lighthouse books.