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Lighthouses of North America: Beacons from Coast to Coast (Hardcover, New)
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Lighthouses of North America: Beacons from Coast to Coast (Hardcover, New)
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Lighthouses of North America is a beautiful tribute to 71
lighthouses in the United States and Canada. The selection covers
the full range of lighthouse architectural styles and represents
all regions of the continent. The book opens with a brief but
fascinating history of lighthouses, which traces their use from the
Romans to the 'golden age' of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries when lighthouses became a strategic and commercial asset
to seafarers. Readers will discover the fascinating details that
give lighthouses their spirit, such as Portland Head Lighthouse,
the favourite haunt of poet Henry Wadsworth, providing inspiration
for his poem 'The Lighthouse'; how early rocket launches damaged
the original Cape Canaveral Lighthouse; that a friendly ghost named
Rue is said to wander the grounds of Oregon's Heceta Head
Lighthouse; and how the Race Rocks Lighthouse in British Columbia
guided vessels into port during the Fraser gold rush. Chapters
focus on construction method and present each sentinel over a two-
to six-page spread with a narrative description: Conical &
Cylindrical Construction, such as the Fire Island Light off Long
Island and the Three Sisters of Nauset in Massachusetts; Square
Construction, such as the Holland Harbor Light in Michigan and the
Presque Isle Light on Lake Erie; Hexagonal and Octagonal
Construction, such as the Alcatraz Island Light in San Francisco
Bay and the famous Peggy's Point Light in Peggy's Cove, Nova
Scotia; Skeletal Construction, such as the Sanibel Island Light on
Florida's Gulf Coast and the Rawley Point Light in Wisconsin.
Striking colour photographs show the lighthouse exteriors and
interiors, and a facts box details location, tower height, focal
plan, daymark, light characteristics, year established and current
use. Thoughtful essays describe the architecture of the essential
spiral staircase, lost lighthouses, how the lights work, the
light-keepers, haunted lighthouses, the future of lighthouses and
the most recognized and unusual of lighthouses, the Statue of
Liberty. For the traveller, there is a list of North American
Lights and useful resources. Lighthouse aficionados are many in
number and all will enjoy this stunning book.
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