American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures (Lighthouse Series) - Softcover

Jones, Ray; Roberts, Bruce; Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl

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9780762779604: American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures (Lighthouse Series)

Synopsis

This illustrated, one-of-a-kind guidebook describes more than 450 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing full information on visiting or just viewing them. Included are many "endangered" lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, and "ghost lights," which are no longer standing.

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About the Author

Bruce Roberts is a photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Sports Illustrated, and Time-Life Books.
 
Cheryl Shelton-Roberts is a lighthouse historian who has collected hundreds of stories about lighthouses and their keepers.
 
Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of numerous books on history and travel.

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A celebration of the great American lighthouses, their keepers, their histories, and their ongoing stories

For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past.
 
Completely revised and updated, American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them. Included are many endangered lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, as well as “ghost lights,” which are no longer standing. 

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9781493047000: American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures

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ISBN 10:  1493047000 ISBN 13:  9781493047000
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing, 2020
Softcover