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Author : Richard S. Hall
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ISBN 13 : 9780615290379
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses, Lightships, and Beacons of Texas written by Richard S. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : T. Lindsay Baker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses of Texas written by T. Lindsay Baker and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives the history of lighthouses in the state of Texas as well as the life and work of the keepers and their families.
Author : Steph McDougal
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467130915
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses of Texas written by Steph McDougal and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not long after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836, Texans began clamoring for lighthouses. Hundreds of miles of barrier islands, shifting sandbars, and shallow bays made the Texas coast treacherous at a time when few overland routes provided access to the new republic. Beginning in 1852, twenty-eight lighthouses were built along the Texas coastline, on land and over water. Lighthouse service was often a family affair, with husbands, wives, and children working together as keepers and assistants. For nearly 70 years, construction continued as coastal erosion, hurricanes, and wars regularly damaged or destroyed those lighthouses already built. These sentinels of the sea lessened but did not eliminate the chance of shipwreck, so lifesaving stations, manned by able seamen with unsinkable surfboats, were established as well. As Texass lighthouses were gradually automated throughout the 20th century, many were sold to private owners or abandoned. Today, several have been restored, and twoat Aransas Pass and Port Isabelstill function as aids to navigation.--Amazon.come.
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Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (54 download)
Download or read book List of Lights, and Other Marine Aids written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jackie Kyger
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467150126
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Coast Guard on the Texas Border, The written by Jackie Kyger and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Revenue Cutter Service, which later merged with the U.S. Life-Saving Service to form the Coast Guard, patrolled South Texas as early as 1846. In 1852, the first lighthouse was built in Point Isabel, followed by the first lifesaving station in 1881. Salute the heroes who responded to the devastating hurricane of 1919 and stand watch with Chief Pablo Valent, the first Hispanic American to command a rescue station. From Commander Charles R. Wilson's oral history of World War II boot camp to the legacy of station keeper Wallace L. Reed, the longest-serving officer in charge, Dr. Jackie Kyger preserves the heritage of the men and women whose unofficial motto was "Law and Order, on the Border."
Author : David L. Cipra
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses & Lightships of the Northern Gulf of Mexico written by David L. Cipra and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederick A. Talbot
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Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Lightships and Lighthouses written by Frederick A. Talbot and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Ports of Galveston and Texas City, Texas written by United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book The Port of Houston, Texas written by United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas written by United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Jay Dolin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1631491539
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)
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
Author : David L. Cipra
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ISBN 13 : 9780963641212
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses, Lightships, and the Gulf of Mexico written by David L. Cipra and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ISBN 0963641212 LCCN 96072414.
Author : Wayne Kirklin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625844298
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Lightships written by Wayne Kirklin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-09-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light boats, light vessels, lightships—before radar, depth-finders and satellite-guided navigation, mariners relied on floating lighthouses that lingered offshore as warning beacons in perilous waters. Moored near shifting shoals and treacherous reefs, lightships remained on station during all weather conditions and played a vital role in keeping America’s waterways safe for navigation. From 1820 to 1985, light vessels warned of treacherous seas and pointed the way to safe harbors. In Lightships, author Wayne Kirklin chronicles the eighty-five ships that protected the mid-Atlantic coast and the heyday of these special craft. From New York Harbor to the southernmost edge of North Carolina’s notorious Cape Fear, Kirklin details the unsung role this fleet played in keeping America’s merchant marines safe. Read Lightships to discover a forgotten but vital element of American maritime history.
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses and lightships written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 108 pages
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Download or read book Aids to Navigation on the Coasts and Waterways of the United States, Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Livermore Burlingame
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Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Scribner's Magazine written by Edward Livermore Burlingame and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
