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Author : Olwen Reed
Publisher : Ladybird Books
ISBN 13 : 9780721402154
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Story of Lighthouses, Lightships and Lifeboats written by Olwen Reed and published by Ladybird Books. This book was released on 1968 with total page 50 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 : William Henry McCormick
Publisher :
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 : 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 : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Story of Our Lighthouses and Lightships written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lightships and Lighthouses written by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen D. Tongue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lanterns and Lifeboats written by Stephen D. Tongue and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 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 : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 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 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederick Stonehouse
Publisher : Gwinn, Mich. : Avery Color Studios
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lighthouse Tales written by Frederick Stonehouse and published by Gwinn, Mich. : Avery Color Studios. This book was released on 1998 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stories of wreck and rescue, death and sacrifice, all thread their way through the pages of this remarkable tribute to the 'wickies' of a bygone era. The book speaks of the courage of the old time keepers and their families, not just in rescuing shipwreck victims but also in the tenacity of their daily lives ... Narratives include : The thrilling story of the steamer "George W. Perkins" and it's close encounter with the Lansing Shoal Light during the height of the infamous 1940 Armistice Day storm ; Superior Shoal and the lighthouse that wasn't ; The death of six brave Coast Guardsmen at Oswego, New York in 1942 ; Poverty Island Light and the mysterious treasure ..."--Back cover.
Author : Margaret Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845240851
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Anglesey Lighthouses and Lifeboats written by Margaret Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2009-06-10 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mae'r môr sy'n amgylchynu arfordir garw Ynys Môn wedi gweld sawl llongddrylliad a dewrder amhrisiadwy criwiau'r bad achub. Mae bywyd unig ceidwad y goleudy a'i ofal wedi peri i sawl llong gadw'n ddiogel mewn stormydd. Yn y gyfrol hon - y chweched llyfr gan Margaret Hughes am Sir Fôn - mae'n talu gwrogaeth i'r dynion hyn i gyd. Argraffiad newydd; cyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn 2004. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lightships written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William S. Hanable
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738559711
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast written by William S. Hanable and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington's storm-ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving Coast." Despite their hazards, sea routes to, from, and along the coast have been busy. Maritime fur traders and explorers, warships, Gold Rush shipping, passenger vessels, lumber carriers, break-bulk freighters, container ships, and tankers have plied these waters. Concurrently, fisheries developed along the coast, adding to the number of vessels at risk. To assist mariners sailing these waters, the United States built its first lighthouse on the Washington coast at Cape Disappointment in 1856. Additional lighthouses, lightships, and lifesaving stations soon followed. With more than 180 images from archives throughout the Pacific Northwest, this collection documents their history.
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.
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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:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Teachers' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
