Great American Lighthouses
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Book Overview
Lighthouses are increasingly endangered by modernization and abandonment. Simple steel skeletons are replacing the picturesque, conical towers, squat screwpiles and Cape Cod styles so much a part of America's maritime history.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0471143871
ISBN13:9780471143871
Release Date:July 1995
Publisher:Wiley
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 10.2"
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Comprehensive Lighthouse Guide
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Holland's book is the best available for those who plan to visit American lighthouses. It is the most comprensive guide available, featuring directions to each lighthouse and a little blurb about each one. What it does not have is great pictures. Most are quite small and all are in black and white.
Comprehensive historical state-by-state guide to lighthouses
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
While there are other guides to American lighthouses, F. Ross Holland has presented the history behind most of the lighthouses he describes in a state-by-state guide. Perhaps more than half of the photos show the lighthouses in 'olden times' (with all photos in black & white.) (See his other book "Lighthouses" for beautiful color photos.)While this book doesn't contain driving instructions or location details, it is an important book on the subject. Recommended for anyone wanting to know the story behind the lighthouse.
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