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Book Synopsis Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast by : Elinor De Wire
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast written by Elinor De Wire and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the history and preservation of lighthouses has never been stronger. Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast details the history of lighthouses and much more, and shows why these structures continue to fascinate us. Discover what life for lighthouse keepers was really like. Learn about the history of U.S. colonial lighthouses and the role lighthouses have played in several wars. Meet the brave, nefarious, and colorful characters who served as lighthouse keepers and government overseers. Learn about lighthouse technology and architecture and find out how these treasures are being preserved.
Book Synopsis Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses by : Ray Jones
Download or read book Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes readers on a regional tour of 49 lighthouses and 4 lightships from the Hudson River to Chesapeake Bay. Featuring the masterful photographs of Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones compelling narratives, these magnificent books are histories, guidebooks, and celebrations of the lighthouses of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Profiles include complete details on directions and visiting hours. (8 1/2 X 11, 86 pages, maps, color and b/w photos, bibliography, index)
Book Synopsis Pinpoint Guide to Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses by : Ray Jones
Download or read book Pinpoint Guide to Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and published by . This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first six full-color regional lighthouse guides promise to be the beginning a long-running and diverse series--Crane Hill's new Pinpoint Guides. Each guide is specific to its region and includes pinpoint closeups of the best lighthouses to visit, including photos, facts, and directions. When fully opened, each guide also features a large map with additional details on the lighthouses and other attractions
Book Synopsis Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast by : Paul Eric Johnson
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast written by Paul Eric Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light boats, light vessels, lightshipsbefore 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 Americas 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 Carolinas notorious Cape Fear, Kirklin details the unsung role this fleet played in keeping Americas merchant marines safe. Read Lightships to discover a forgotten but vital element of American maritime history.
Book Synopsis Our Little Mid Atlantic Lighthouse Book by : David J Schryver
Download or read book Our Little Mid Atlantic Lighthouse Book written by David J Schryver and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses were originally built to guide mariners on their journeys and to help them avoid hazards of the seas. This book focuses on the lights along the mid Atlantic coast ... the states of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. We start in Maryland just south of Washington DC on the east side of the Potomac River and travel counter-clockwise around the state. After coming up the west side of the Chesapeake Bay and through Baltimore, we then proceed south along the Chesapeake's east side. The next leg of our journey is north through Delaware into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to catch the only lighthouse in eastern Pennsylvania. We then circle through New Jersey. Each entry will give directions on finding that structure, pertinent information on it and other interesting facts about it as well as a full-page color photograph of the tower. There is no need for a tour guide with this book in your possession. You will visit all of the towers in these states that accessed without inordinate expense or advanced planning. Whether you are a lighthouse aficionado who loves chasing these classic structures and or a young family on a budget who is looking for a low-cost tourist option, everyone should find something of interest in these pages. Above all, enjoy the lighthouses.
Book Synopsis Maryland's Lighthouses by : Cathy Taylor
Download or read book Maryland's Lighthouses written by Cathy Taylor and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Colonial times, as the Chesapeake Bay and larger rivers became vital shipping channels, the need arose to mark Maryland's dangerous shoals and waterways. Lighthouses sprang up throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, including wood-framed cottages placed upon screw pile foundations that stood offshore in the unforgiving waters. Most of these unique structures did not survive, lost tragically to ice that also occasionally claimed the lives of the keepers who faithfully tended them and rescued mariners in trouble. With the advent of electricity and GPS, many beacons succumbed to vandalism and neglect, leaving a fraction remaining.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses of New Jersey and Delaware by : Bob Trapani
Download or read book Lighthouses of New Jersey and Delaware written by Bob Trapani and published by Washington Book Distributors. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictures, tales and history of 20 mid-Atlantic lighthouses, including legends, history, ghost tales and shipwreeks.
Download or read book Lighthouses written by Elinor De Wire and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beacons of safety and hope, these stalwart sentinels of the American coasts are still treasured today by mariners and landlubbers alike. "Lighthouses" captures the beauty and nostalgia of these lights in the storm. 110 photos.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast by : Linda Osborne Cynowa
Download or read book Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast written by Linda Osborne Cynowa and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast will explore many of the lighthouses and breakwater, pier, and reef lights in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Whether it is Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine or Fenwick Island Lighthouse in Delaware, then as now, people love to visit the lights while on holiday and send postcards back home. Many of these important navigational aids are still in existence and can be visited.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations of Virginia by : Patrick Evans-Hylton
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations of Virginia written by Patrick Evans-Hylton and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the grand history of lighthouses and lifesaving stations across the Atlantic coast of Virginia, from the richly historic Old Cape Henry Light and the candy-striped Assateague Light on the state's Eastern Shore to the tales of the men of the United States Life-Saving Service, the forerunner of today's Coast Guard. Original.
Book Synopsis America's Atlantic Coast Lighthouses by : Kenneth G. Kochel
Download or read book America's Atlantic Coast Lighthouses written by Kenneth G. Kochel and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Atlantic Coast Lighthouses Deluxe by :
Download or read book Atlantic Coast Lighthouses Deluxe written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stunning images of the shining sentinels that guard the mid-Atlantic coast to the Florida coats grace this calendar. As integral parts of the Atlantic seaboard, these lighthouses are depositories of U.S. maritime history.
Download or read book Light List written by and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis North Atlantic Lighthouses by : Jean Guichard
Download or read book North Atlantic Lighthouses written by Jean Guichard and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 2004-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid development of ocean navigation and deep-sea fishing in the nineteenth century led to a dramatic rise in shipwrecks. Tens of thousands of sailors disappeared over the course of the century. The great nations that border the North Atlantic found a technological answer to this human disaster: they developed a spectacular network of lighthouses along their coastlines. These constructions pay homage to those lost at sea and celebrate the genius of modern civilization. Whether on immense cliffs or on reefs submerged at every high tide, man has strived to erect constructions of such resistance that we can only marvel at them today. Built on snow-covered slopes of lava, overlooking spectacular rocks that seem to have sprung only recently from the earth, isolated on small outcrops out to sea, stretched to their limits under the shock of the waves; often festive, dressed in bright colors or pastel shades, magnified by the rays of light between stormy showers, they are always a delight for the eyes. Lighthouses have served humanity for thousands of years. Today's lighthouses, whether old or new, man-powered or electronically operated, are monuments to man's will to challenge the elements. Steeped in history and tales of heroism, theseintriguing edifices have an extraordinary capacity to capture the public imagination. For North Atlantic Lighthouses, acclaimed maritime photographer Jean Guichard has undertaken a series of helicopter flights to take new images of nearly one hundred of the finest lighthouses all over the North Atlantic, from the United States and Canada to Iceland, the British Isles, and France. Guichard perfectly captures the symbolic strength of his subject matter, producing captivating images in all seasons, from the calm summer months when the lighthouses can have a lick of paint, to the wild winter storms that batter them and test their resilience to the utmost. Author Ken Trethewey relates the history of lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, highlighting both their common past but also the characteristics specific to each country or region. The book is completed by a detailed guide giving technical descriptions of all the lighthouses photographed, maps locating the lighthouses, and a brief history of each light.
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)
Book Synopsis Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States by : George Rockwell Putnam
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:
Book Synopsis Guardians of the Lights by : Elinor De Wire
Download or read book Guardians of the Lights written by Elinor De Wire and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed—the lighthouse keepers—from the year 1716, when the first lighthouse was established in America, to the early 1980s when automation replaced the last human “guardian of the light." A wealth of material from the archives of the 19th and 20th centuries—primarily letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts—provides vivid stories about lighthouse keeping in this country: the daily work; coping with fog, storms and other catastrophes; legends and ghosts; women's and families' roles; lighthouse children and pets; the natural world around lighthouses; and the diverse characters of those who held the job. Lighthouse keeping was a unique occupation, now obsolete, and this book is a fitting tribute to these tough, usually solitary, and dedicated heroes who kept the lights burning every night, without fail.
