Author: Sarah Kerr
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849954402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate guide to all major and minor lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Essential for all lighthouse enthusiasts!
The British Lighthouse Trail
Author: Sarah Kerr
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849954402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate guide to all major and minor lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Essential for all lighthouse enthusiasts!
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849954402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate guide to all major and minor lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Essential for all lighthouse enthusiasts!
Seashaken Houses
Author: Tom Nancollas
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9781846149382
Category : Eddystone (Devon, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose was much more utilitarian than that. Today we still depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland which form a ring of twenty towers built between 1811 and 1904, so-called because they were constructed on desolate rock formations in the middle of the sea, and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves. Seashaken Housesis a lyrical exploration of these singular towers, the people who risked their lives building and rebuilding them, those that inhabited their circular rooms, and the ways in which we value emblems of our history in a changing world.
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9781846149382
Category : Eddystone (Devon, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose was much more utilitarian than that. Today we still depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland which form a ring of twenty towers built between 1811 and 1904, so-called because they were constructed on desolate rock formations in the middle of the sea, and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves. Seashaken Housesis a lyrical exploration of these singular towers, the people who risked their lives building and rebuilding them, those that inhabited their circular rooms, and the ways in which we value emblems of our history in a changing world.
Lighthouses of England and Wales
Author: Nicholas Leach
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750986977
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Visually stunning and complete guide to all the lighthouses of England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750986977
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Visually stunning and complete guide to all the lighthouses of England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Rock Lighthouses of Britain
Author: Christopher P. Nicholson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 9781870325417
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 9781870325417
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
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.
Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses
Author: Dianna Stampfler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966630X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966630X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo
Lighthouses of New England
Author: Jon Marcus
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 9780896586178
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An exciting history and a tour guide, illustrating the fascinating development of the lighthouses of New England. Stunning photography includes intriguing images of lights in all kinds of weather.
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 9780896586178
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An exciting history and a tour guide, illustrating the fascinating development of the lighthouses of New England. Stunning photography includes intriguing images of lights in all kinds of weather.
Lighthouse Accommodation
Author: Joy Adcock
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953518210
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953518210
Category : Bed and breakfast accommodations
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
British Lighthouses
Author: J. Saxby Wryde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
Author: Eric Jay Dolin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491539
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating anecdotes" (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses—from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491539
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating anecdotes" (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses—from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016
Lighthouses of England
Author: Nicholas Leach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951365663
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951365663
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description