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Author : William Henry McCormick
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Modern Book of Lighthouses, Life-boats & Lightships written by William Henry McCormick and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bernie Webber
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1627340629
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)
Download or read book Lightships, Lighthouses, and Lifeboat Stations written by Bernie Webber and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lightships, Lighthouses and Lifeboat Stations is part history book, part memoir, written by Bernie Webber, recipient of the Coast Guard’s highest award, the Gold Life-saving Medal, and hero of the Disney movie The Finest Hours. While the public will recognize Webber’s name from the movie and the bestselling book by the same name, few people know that during his lengthy Coast Guard career he served on lightships (ships anchored in dangerous areas to warn other vessels of hazards) in addition to lifeboat stations (small boat rescue stations) and lighthouses. Webber poses the following question: “How did the lightship men cope with the isolation, constant loneliness, boredom, fear, or just sheer terror? All were part of life on board a lightship. Rough seas tossed the ship about, rearing up and down the anchor chain. This was a world of isolation, noise from operating machinery, and blasts from the powerful foghorn that went on for hours, sometimes days, at a time.” Webber answers that question in this book, drawing on a combination of personal experience and meticulous historical research. Discussions of men going mad, lightships being run down by larger ships, anchor chains breaking, and lightships cast upon shoals are offset with humorous stories and the author’s reflections on his best days at sea. Webber also explains some of the heroic actions of a few lightship men over the years, and points out that they received no recognition at the time. The isolation these men faced was intense, but they learned to make do with what they had. Fourteen historic photos are included, as well as a Foreword by Michael Tougias.
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 : Liam Clarke
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445646595
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Light in the Darkness written by Liam Clarke and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the dangerous world of Lightships and the brave men who risked their lives to serve on them.
Author : Frederick A. Talbot
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ISBN 13 :
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:
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Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Lighthouse Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wayne Kirklin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625844298
Total Pages : 139 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 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.
Author : Brian Floca
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481409875
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)
Download or read book Lightship written by Brian Floca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may never have heard of a lightship. Once, lightships anchored on waters across America, on the oceans and in the Great Lakes, floating where lighthouses could not be built. Smaller than most ships, but more steadfast, too, they held their spots, through calm and storm, to guide sailors toward safe waters. In these pages one lightship and her crew (and cat) again hold their place. The crew goes again from bow to stern, from keel to mast, to run their engines, shine their lights, and sound their horns. They run the small ship that guides the large ships. They are the crew (and cat) that work to make the ocean safe, that hold their place, so other ships can sail. Come aboard!
Author : James Claflin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738537450
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (374 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lifesaving Along the Massachusetts Coast written by James Claflin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Massachusetts Coast is a unique tribute to the men and women who protected mariners from shipping disasters. With a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, this rare glimpse into the lives of the dedicated workers who protected thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters of Massachusetts Bay and Nantucket Sound is a visual journey to an earlier era in our nations history. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of many previously unpublished images to tell the story of a state dependent upon its coastal commerce. From Cape Ann to New Bedford, residents of Massachusetts have relied heavily on the sea for employment, trade, and nourishment. The task of lighting and protecting the coasts was taken on by the U.S. Lighthouse Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Within these pages, see the Cape Ann lighthouse keeper proudly posed in his uniform, the Cape Cod life savers launching their surf-boat through the breakers toward the shipwreck, and the Boston Bay lighthouse keepers family returning by skiff from their brief excursion to town. Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Massachusetts Coast is a unique tribute to the men and women who protected mariners from shipping disasters. With a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, this rare glimpse into the lives of the dedicated workers who protected thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters of Massachusetts Bay and Nantucket Sound is a visual journey to an earlier era in our nations history. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of many previously unpublished images to tell the story of a state dependent upon its coastal commerce. From Cape Ann to New Bedford, residents of Massachusetts have relied heavily on the sea for employment, trade, and nourishment. The task of lighting and protecting the coasts was taken on by the U.S. Lighthouse Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Within these pages, see the Cape Ann lighthouse keeper proudly posed in his uniform, the Cape Cod life savers launching their surf-boat through the breakers toward the shipwreck, and the Boston Bay lighthouse keepers family returning by skiff from their brief excursion to town.
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lightships: a descriptive and historical account of their mode of construction and organization ... With illustrations, etc written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas W. Corbin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (316 download)
Download or read book The Romance of Lighthouses & Lifeboats written by Thomas W. Corbin and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Claflin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439610398
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast written by James Claflin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast is a unique tribute to the men and women who protected mariners as they traveled along New England’s rocky coastline. With thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters, the chance of a shipping disaster was always great. Hundreds of shipwrecks did indeed occur off the coast with startling losses. Through descriptive text and a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, we get a rare glimpse into the lives of the dedicated government men and women. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of previously unpublished images to tell the story of an area heavily dependent on its coastal commerce. The task of lighting and protecting the coasts was taken on by the U.S. Light-House Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service, later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard. Within these pages, see the Boon Island Lighthouse keeper, his family alongside, as he proudly poses in his uniform; life savers at Hunniwells Beach station as they pull through a blinding snowstorm to rescue the crew of a stranded schooner; and the way of life on an offshore lightship. Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast is a visual journey into our nation’s maritime history.
Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1586 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-. written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ships and Ship Models written by and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : British Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher P. Nicholson
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9781870325417
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Rock Lighthouses of Britain written by Christopher P. Nicholson and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1995 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When waves higher than the vessels that sail upon them smash against the half-submerged rocks at the extremities our coastline, the whole ocean becomes a raging foam which continues to claim the lives of unwary navigators. Man's struggle to build a permanent and durable structure such as a lighthouse on these sites is a story that cannot fail to stir the emotions of anyone who enjoys tales of endeavour, ingenuity and dogged determination. In this second edition of his book, Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction and history to the present day of some of the world's most famous lighthouses. Book jacket.
Author : New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
