American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures (Lighthouse Series) [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Jones, Ray; Roberts, Bruce; Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl

 
9780762779604: American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures (Lighthouse Series) [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 0762779608 ISBN 13: 9780762779604
Editorial: Globe Pequot Press, 2012

Sinopsis

This illustrated, one-of-a-kind guidebook describes more than 450 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing full information on visiting or just viewing them. Included are many "endangered" lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, and "ghost lights," which are no longer standing.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Acerca del autor

Bruce Roberts is a photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Sports Illustrated, and Time-Life Books. Cheryl Shelton-Roberts is a lighthouse historian who has collected hundreds of stories about lighthouses and their keepers. Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of numerous books on history and travel.

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A celebration of the great American lighthouses, their keepers, their histories, and their ongoing stories

For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past.
 
Completely revised and updated, American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them. Included are many endangered lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, as well as “ghost lights,” which are no longer standing. 
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A celebration of the great American lighthouses, their keepers, their histories, and their ongoing stories

For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past.
 
Completely revised and updated, American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them. Included are many endangered lights, threatened by erosion or lack of funding, as well as &;ghost lights,&; which are no longer standing. 

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Editorial
Globe Pequot Press
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0762779608
ISBN 13 
9780762779604
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
368
Contacto del fabricante
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9781493047000: American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures [Idioma Inglés]

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ISBN 10:  1493047000 ISBN 13:  9781493047000
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