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Author Grant, R. G., author.

Title Lighthouse : an illuminating history of the world's coastal sentinels / R. G. Grant.

Publication Info. New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2018.
©2018

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  387.155 GRA    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  387.155 GRANT    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  387.155 GRANT    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  387.155 GRA    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 155 pages : illustrations, plans ; 31 cm
Contents Prologue: The saga of the Eddystone light -- Wonders of the world : a brief history of the lighthouse -- Defying the elements : the perilous business of lighthouse building -- A light in the darkness : the evolution of lights and lenses -- Keepers of the light : splendors and miseries of the lighthouse crews -- Epilogue: The end of an era.
Summary "Lighthouse captures the romance of these isolated, life-saving towers in words and contemporary images, along with the inventiveness and incredible feats of engineering it took to create them. This stunning visual exploration features 100 of the most innovative and beautiful lighthouses built during seafaring's golden age, from 1700-1900"--Back cover.
Subject Lighthouses -- History.
Lighthouses -- Design and construction -- History.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments.
HISTORY / Oceania.
TRAVEL / Pictorials.
Lighthouses. (OCoLC)fst00998630
Lighthouses -- Design and construction. (OCoLC)fst00998632
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780316414470
0316414476
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