Author: Douglas W. Bostick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625843712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Douglas Bostick, historian and former director of Save the Light, Inc., recounts the stories of the many lightkeepers and their families who braved meager provisions, low pay and grueling conditions living on a small island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
The Morris Island Lighthouse: Charleston's Maritime Beacon
Author: Douglas W. Bostick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625843712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Douglas Bostick, historian and former director of Save the Light, Inc., recounts the stories of the many lightkeepers and their families who braved meager provisions, low pay and grueling conditions living on a small island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625843712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Douglas Bostick, historian and former director of Save the Light, Inc., recounts the stories of the many lightkeepers and their families who braved meager provisions, low pay and grueling conditions living on a small island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
Author: Eric Jay Dolin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491539
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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 : 644
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
American Code of Marine Signals ...
Author: Henry J. Rogers
Publisher:
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle
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Languages : en
Pages : 740
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Languages : en
Pages : 740
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The Nautical Magazine
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle... a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs
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Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Charleston Icons
Author: Ida Becker
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762758333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Charleston Icons celebrates the Holy City through full-color photographs and evocative essays highlighting fifty of the best places, foods, buildings, institutions, and inventions that Charleston has to offer. From the four corners of law to sweetgrass baskets, the Spoleto Festival to shrimp, grits, and boiled peanuts, this book showcases what makes Charleston special.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762758333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Charleston Icons celebrates the Holy City through full-color photographs and evocative essays highlighting fifty of the best places, foods, buildings, institutions, and inventions that Charleston has to offer. From the four corners of law to sweetgrass baskets, the Spoleto Festival to shrimp, grits, and boiled peanuts, this book showcases what makes Charleston special.
Rogers' American Code of Marine Signals Designed for Communicating Important Information Between Vessels at Sea and Off the Coast ...
Author: Henry J. Rogers
Publisher:
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Commercial Geography
Author: Walter Herbert Olin
Publisher:
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Category : Commercial geography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Category : Commercial geography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
An Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of the United States
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Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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