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Author : Gerald Hoberman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781919939667
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses of South Africa written by Gerald Hoberman and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brenda Mary Weir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Principal Lighthouses on the South African and South West African Coasts 1824-1960 written by Brenda Mary Weir and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerald Hoberman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781919939865
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses of South Africa written by Gerald Hoberman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harold A. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780958375115
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (751 download)
Download or read book Southern Lights written by Harold A. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain, Australia, France - nearly every country that is bordered by a coastline has its own publication dealing with the lighthouses that dot their coast. This publication gives the full story of the lighthouses along the Southern African coast: their development through the years; how they came to be built and who manned them; and the tales of heroism, valour and tragedy that punctuate their history. that have stimulated imaginations since childhood. The lonely lighthouse keeper is thought of standing vigil over his light to ensure that the ships that pass in the night steer a safe course well away from rocky shores and treacherous tides. The profession of the lighthouse keeper was indeed a lonely one. And the functioning of the light and safety of the coast rested on his shoulders and on the action he took in a crisis. lighthouses are virtually all automatic and the era of manned lighthouses seems to have come to an end. South Africa can nonetheless be proud of its present complement of lighthouses that are maintained to the highest standards of excellence.
Author : Gerald Hoberman
Publisher : Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection
ISBN 13 : 9781919939513
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses of South Africa written by Gerald Hoberman and published by Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book is a landmark in lighthouse literature. Profusely illustrated with dramatic photographs taken by world-renowned master photographer Gerald Hoberman from the land, the sea and the air (as well as photographs of the mechanisms and optics of the lighthouses), this treasure trove tells of the romance of men who have gone down to the sea in ships along the perilous coastline of Africa's Cape of Storms. This epic book features the important role of lighthouses since the earliest known light at Pharos in the Ancient World, to the 45 lighthouses and beacons, fauna and flora, marine life, breathtaking scenery, lighthouse keepers and people around the southern shores of the African continent. Working in collaboration with specialist consultant, James Collocott of the Transnet National Ports Authority, who commissioned this book, Hoberman reveals a multifaceted insight into every aspect of lighthouses. Though detailed in content, with co-ordinates and a host of technical specifications for each lighthouse, which will satisfy the most discerning pharologist, the book's design is a visual delight that is easy to navigate. The book reveals the optical, mechanical and civil engineering genius, innovation and traditions of lighthouse science, against often treacherous and logistically challenging odds, in sometimes remote, uninhabited territory and wild seas. Hoberman enlivens history, painting a vivid picture of legendary shipwrecks, providing graphic and dramatic accounts of the sheer terror of being shipwrecked, and blending in the story of civil lobbying for the establishment of lighthouses and other threads in the rich fabric of social history. There are maps showing the locations of the lighthouses and shipwrecks. The chapter headings incorporate delightful pencil drawings of the lighthouses by Mellany Fick and an anthology of poems from Virgil and Shakespeare to Kipling and Masefield.
Author : Terrance Zepke
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1561641480
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (616 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Carolinas written by Terrance Zepke and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1998 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents historical and contemporary photographs of the lighthouses of the Carolinas, stories of how they were built and of the people who lived and worked there, and information concerning visits to the surrounding areas.
Author : M.L. Stedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451681755
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book The Light Between Oceans written by M.L. Stedman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title.
Author : Carrie Hampton
Publisher : Passport Publications (SA) CC
ISBN 13 : 0620316985
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Passport to the Best of Cape Town, South Africa written by Carrie Hampton and published by Passport Publications (SA) CC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passport to the best of Cape Town, South Afrca is relevant not just to the first time traveller to this city, but the second and third time visitor too, serving travellers from around the world as well as fellow South Africans.
Author : José Luis González Macías
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1797230484
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (972 download)
Download or read book A Brief Atlas of Lighthouses at the End of the World written by José Luis González Macías and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique illustrated exploration of our favorite oceanic beacons and their haunted histories. There is something beautiful and wild in the impossible architecture of lighthouses. These precariously perched structures have been the homes and workplaces of keepers whose romantic guardianship has saved countless lives from cruel seas. While that way of life may have faded away, as the lights go out and the buildings crumble, we still have their stories. This collection of more than thirty tales spans the heights and depths of human experience: the blind lighthouse keeper tending a light in the Arctic Circle, the intrepid young woman saving ships from wreck beginning at just age twelve, the desperate plight of a crew cut off for forty days with meager supplies, the lighthouse haunted by the clacking sound of a long-passed keeper’s ghostly typewriter. Interweaving literary inspiration and elements from Jules Verne, Virginia Woolf, and Edgar Allan Poe and accompanied by beautiful illustrations, nautical charts, maps, architectural plans, and curious facts, these illuminating stories will transport the reader in a book as full of wonder as the far-flung lighthouses themselves. QUIRKY STORIES AND A LITERARY APPROACH: Fascinating stories and anecdotes about each lighthouse include such features as notable inhabitants (Virginia Woolf), tantalizing on-site discoveries (Edgar Allen Poe’s unfinished writings), and weird twists, such as a never-before-seen species made extinct by a lighthouse keeper’s cat (Tibbles). UNIQUELY ILLUSTRATED: The gorgeous pointillistic full-page illustrations, equally beautiful location maps, and detailed building diagrams make this a distinctive celebration of these fascinating structures and their places in the world. AN ARMCHAIR TOUR OF LIGHTHOUSES AROUND THE WORLD: The thirty+ stunning lighthouses featured include: Adziogol Lighthouse: Rybalche, Kherson Oblast (Ukraine) Amédée Lighthouse: Amédée, Nouméa, New Caledonia (France) Bell Rock Lighthouse: Inchcape Rock, Arbroath, Scotland (UK) Buda Lighthouse: Buda Island, San Jaime de Enveija, Tarragona (Spain) Eddystone Lighthouse: Eddystone Rocks, Rame Head, Plymouth (UK) Evangelistas Lighthouse: Evangelistas Islets, Natales, Última Esperanza (Chile) Great Isaac Cay Lighthouse: Great Isaac Cay, Bimini Islands (Bahamas) Grip Lighthouse: Grip, Kristiansund, Nordmøre, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) Guardafui Lighthouse: Cape Guardafui, Bari, Puntland (Somalia) Klein Curaçao Lighthouse: Klein Curaçao, Curaçao (Netherlands) Lime Rock Lighthouse: Lime Rock, Newport, Rhode Island (USA) Maatsuyker Lighthouse: Maatsuyker Island, Tasmania (Australia) Robben Island Lighthouse: Robben Island, Cape Town (South Africa) Rocher aux Oiseaux Lighthouse: Rocher aux Oiseaux (Bird Rock), Madeleine Islands, Quebec (Canada) Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse: Rubjerg, Hjørring, Jutland (Denmark) San Juan de Salvamento Lighthouse: Isla de los Estados, Patagonia (Argentina) Smalls Lighthouse: Smalls Rocks, Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Wales (UK) Stephens Island Lighthouse: Takapourewa or Stephens Island, Marlborough (New Zealand) Svyatonossky Lighthouse: Svyatoy Nos, Múrmansk Oblast (Russia) Wenwei Zhou Lighthouse: Wenwei Zhou or Gap Rock, Wanshan Archipelago, Hong Kong (China) Perfect for: Readers of quirky history Fans of nautical tales Coastal residents and visitors Armchair travelers Anyone who has ever dreamed of life as a lighthouse keeper Gift giving for Father's Day, Mother's Day, birthday, graduation, or housewarming
Author : Joseph Forsyth Ingram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The Colony of Natal written by Joseph Forsyth Ingram and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paddy Kearney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 144118855X
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Guardian of the Light written by Paddy Kearney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Denis Hurley was not born in a lighthouse as some people imagine. His father was the keeper of the lighthouse at Cape Point, the guardian of the light that warns the sailors of dangers and guides them away from destruction. Now the son did not follow in his father's footsteps. But he became a lighthouse keeper too; the guardian of the light that warns of dangers and saves us from destruction. The lighthouse has become a symbol of light and hope and our Archbishop has been doing this work of warning and guiding for the greater part of his [life]. And he has done it with great faithfulness for which today we give thanks." - Alan Paton, author of Cry the Beloved Country (Vintage, 2002) Born in Cape Town in 1915 of Irish parents, Dennis Hurley became the youngest Catholic bishop in the world in 1947 at 31 and would later come to be regarded, along with Desmond Tutu, as one of the South African state's "most wanted" political opponents. His inspiring life as a courageous opponent of South Africa's apartheid regime for over 50 years and as a champion of the reforms and spirit of Vatican II is chronicled in this indispensable work.
Author : Victoria Charles
Publisher : Parkstone International
ISBN 13 : 1785259288
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (852 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses written by Victoria Charles and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lighthouse, an indefatigable watchman, ceaselessly guides boats to their ports.This beacon of maritime signalisation has guided sailors since antiquity.The first known lighthouse appeared on the island of Pharos, and was the remarkable Lighthouse of Alexandria; however, it seems that volcanoes like Stromboli and its frequent eruptions were possibly at the origin of this invention, as the fires guided boats to their shores. Faced with the increasing development of modern navigational aids, these lone sentinels do not hold the same functional importance today. However, this work emphasises not only their role as a major architectural development, but also the place that they hold in the cultural heritage of the world. From the Lighthouse of the Whales (France) to the Lighthouse at the End of the World (Tierra del Fuego,Argentina), and passing by the Lighthouse of Green Island (Canada) and the Bell Rock Lighthouse (Scotland), this work invites the reader to rediscover the richness of these witnesses of other times.
Author : Alexander George Findlay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book A Description and List of the Light-houses of the World. 1861 written by Alexander George Findlay and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : EERO SORILA
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477170596
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses Big and Small written by EERO SORILA and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouse are endless source of mystery and wonder. They are mostly located on shores of oceans, lakes and rivers, but exceptions confirm the rules. Some lighthouses stand miles away from water on high cliffs. The curiosity provoking structures are built to provide safety to ships of all categories, and to help navigators in distress. The size of lighthouses vary from a height of over 300 ft (90m) to less than 30 ft (9m). These towers of saving power have been serving humanity since the fourth century BC. When the first lighthouse called Pharos was built in Alexandria Egypt. It is not uncommon that lighthouses are attacked by forces of nature. The Pharos lighthouse was destroyed by vicious storms in the fourteenth century, after it had saved innumerable lives over a thousand year period. According to recent statistics there are over 13,000 lighthouses in the world today. Many of the lighthouses included in this book create a fascinating chain of historic landmarks which are accessible to the public. Enjoy your journey following the stories with photographs of twenty five lighthouses from Europe to New Zealand.
Author : Marguerite Poland
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 0143531514
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (435 download)
Download or read book The Keeper written by Marguerite Poland and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When lighthouse keeper Hannes Harker is posted to a remote island with his young wife, he discovers something long-hidden in the tower that causes him to lose his footing and fall. Seriously injured, Hannes is evacuated to hospital and nursed back to health by Sister Rika, to whom he haltingly tells the story of his life: of his mother's mysterious death, of his wild young wife, Aletta, and of the desolate island inhabited only by the lighthouse keepers and guano workers - two communities confined together, yet rigidly separated in one of the bleakest places on earth. With the arrival of a figure from Aletta's past, her own secrets erupt into the present, just as the simmering tensions and injustices endured for so long by the guano workers erupt into a single, shocking act of violence. Written in the exquisite, haunting prose for which Marguerite Poland is renowned, The Keeper is the story of two generations of lighthouse keepers - men obsessed by their duty to the light - and the wives who accompany them into a life of frightening isolation. The Keeper is a novel about the power of secrets, the power of love, and the power of stories.
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Total Pages : 1222 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Official Year Book of the Union [of South Africa] and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shona Riddell
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1775594610
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (755 download)
Download or read book Guiding Lights written by Shona Riddell and published by Exisle Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women have a long history of keeping the lights burning, from tending ancient altar flames or bonfires to modern-day lighthouse keeping. Yet most of their stories are little-known. Guiding Lights includes true stories from around the world, chronicling the lives of the extraordinary women who mind the world’s storm-battered towers. From Hannah Sutton and her partner Grant, the two caretakers living alone on Tasmania’s wild Maatsuyker Island, to Karen Zacharuk, the keeper in charge of Cape Beale on Canada’s Vancouver Island, where bears, cougars and wolves roam, the lives of lighthouse women are not for the faint of heart. Stunning photographs from throughout history accompany accounts of the dramatic torching of Puysegur Point, one of NZ’s most inhospitable lighthouses; ‘haunted’ lighthouses in across the US and their tragic tales; lighthouse accidents and emergencies around the world; and two of the world’s most legendary lighthouse women: Ida Lewis (US) and Grace Darling (UK), who risked their lives to save others. The book also explores our dual perception of lighthouses: are they comforting and romantic beacons symbolizing hope and trust, or storm-lashed and forbidding towers with echoes of lonely, mad keepers? Whatever our perception, stories of women’s courage and dedication in minding the lights — then and now — continue to capture our imagination and inspire.
