OUT OF HARM'S WAY: MOVING AMERICA'S LIGHTHOUSE
Language: English
Published by Eastwind Publishing, Annapolis, MD, 2001
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Maiden Voyage Booksellers, Kennebunk, ME, U.S.A.Maiden Voyage Booksellers
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 1998
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 14.97
Quantity: 1 available
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123 pp; fascinating story of how the 200 foot high Cape Hatteras lighthouse was successfully moved, thus saving it from the encroaching Atlantic; profusely illustrated with superb full-color and b & w phots; dj has 2 pieces of scotch covering a tear to lower edge of rear panel.
Seller Inventory # 70613
- Title
- OUT OF HARM'S WAY: MOVING AMERICA'S LIGHTHOUSE
- Author
- Booher, Mike and Ezell, Lin
- Publisher
- Eastwind Publishing, Annapolis, MD
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- very good +
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1885457154
- ISBN 13
- 9781885457158
- Seller catalogs
- Lighthouses and Lightships
The book features a history of the lighthouse and the nearby Outer Banks area and continues through the years until the lighthouse was re-located in 2000.
The quality hardbound book contains over 200 four-color photographs and illustrations along with vintage B&W photos of the lighthouse and lightships that served at the Cape Hatteras Station.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Lin Ezell is program coordinator for the Smithsonian Institute's new Air and Space Center at Dulles Airport outside of Washington, DC.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Maiden Voyage Booksellers
Kennebunk, ME, U.S.A.
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Maiden Voyage Booksellers specializes in new, used, rare, and out-of-print books on ocean liners, merchant ships, tugboats, ship modeling, shipbuilding, sailing, yachting, and New England. We also carry a wide selection of postcards on ocean liners and merchant ships. In addition, we also stock a select list of scholarly titles covering the subjects of the Roman Empire, ancient history, archaeology, art, architecture, medieval history, world religion (ancient and contemporary) and numismatics.We are always pleased to answer any questions about any of our items, send a photocopy, an actual photo or scanned image, or explain any item in greater detail via telephone or e-mail. Feel free to contact us at any time. All books are covered with Mylar covers if jacketed.…
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