| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
viii, 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Lighthouses series |
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Lighthouse series (Old Saybrook, Conn.)
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Join lighthouse experts Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones on a tour of the beautiful and historic navigational beacons that dot the coats and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated guidebook describes more than 500 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing full information on visiting or just viewing them. Before describing each light, the authors provide an engaging overview of lighthouse history, with insights into the life of lighthouse keepers and surprising facts about the amazing Fresnel lenses. For lighthouse lovers and maritime history buffs alike, this is the most comprehensive guide to the lighthouses of America. |
| Subject |
Lighthouses -- United States -- Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Ray, 1948-
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| ISBN |
076272269X paperback |
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9780762722693 paperback |
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