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Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone Lighthouse (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone Lighthouse (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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On 26 November 1703, during the worst storm that Britain had ever
seen, Henry Winstanley died in his pioneering lighthouse as it was
blown apart. He had defied incredible odds to build the first
Eddystone Lighthouse in 1698, saving the lives of many sailors from
the fate of the thousands who previously died upon the rocks. The
Great Gale not only destroyed the man and his lighthouse, but also
saw complete devastation throughout the land. And at sea, some 8000
sailors were drowned that night, within yards of the land.
Winstanley was an ingenious man. He owned a house of gadgets which
was one of London's foremost attractions for decades. In 1695, two
of his five ships were lost on Eddystone. He was determined that no
more ships should founder and, though thwarted by weather and
politics, he built a lighthouse, the first of its kind. It survived
terrible winters and withstood devastating storms, guiding ships
away from the treacherous rocks that lay ahead with its dim
candlelight. After the great storm it was as if the lighthouse had
never been. Ultimately, Winstanley's lighthouse led to the building
of others on the Eddystone rocks and beyond, thus transforming the
safety of shipping. This illustrated work vividly recreates the
story of the Eddystone Lighthouse, the character of the man who
built it with grim determination fighting against all odds, and the
power of the elements that finally destroyed them both.
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