LIGHTHOUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA: THE DEFINI 2ED
Title | LIGHTHOUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA: THE DEFINI 2ED PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Jones |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 299 |
Release | 2013-08-20 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1493001701 |
A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information—know the height, age, elevation, optic type and status for every lighthouse! An appendix listing lighthouse groups nationwide makes it easy to see these historic treasures, visit museums and get involved with preservation. See how the appearance or location of lights has changed over time. Read about the historical contributions made by Augustin Fresnel, Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton, and learn about breakwater lights, caissons, lightships, mercury baths, daymarks and clamshell lenses. The most complete reference book on lighthouses—which won a Benjamin Franklin book design award in hardcover—is finally available in paperback. Ray Jones is a leading authority on lighthouses and the author of more than 14 books and countless magazine articles on American history. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.
Lighthouse Encyclopedia
Title | Lighthouse Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Jones |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2017-02-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781493029822 |
A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information--know the height, age, elevation, optic type and status for every lighthouse! An appendix listing lighthouse groups nationwide makes it easy to see these historic treasures, visit museums and get involved with preservation. See how the appearance or location of lights has changed over time. Read about the historical contributions made by Augustin Fresnel, Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton, and learn about breakwater lights, caissons, lightships, mercury baths, daymarks and clamshell lenses. The most complete reference book on lighthouses--which won a Benjamin Franklin book design award in hardcover--is finally available in paperback.Ray Jones is a leading authority on lighthouses and the author of more than 14 books and countless magazine articles on American history. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.
Lighthouse Encyclopedia
Title | Lighthouse Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Jones |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2013-08-20 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 149300171X |
A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information—know the height, age, elevation, optic type and status for every lighthouse! An appendix listing lighthouse groups nationwide makes it easy to see these historic treasures, visit museums and get involved with preservation. See how the appearance or location of lights has changed over time. Read about the historical contributions made by Augustin Fresnel, Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton, and learn about breakwater lights, caissons, lightships, mercury baths, daymarks and clamshell lenses. The most complete reference book on lighthouses—which won a Benjamin Franklin book design award in hardcover—is finally available in paperback. Ray Jones is a leading authority on lighthouses and the author of more than 14 books and countless magazine articles on American history. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.
Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia
Title | Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Wright |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 448 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9781554078936 |
Featuring more than 650 lighthouses located throughout the five Great Lakes, a lavish encyclopedia uncovers the history behind these noble structures, which helped guide thousands of sailors and now mostly serve as monuments to an exciting period in history and points of pilgrimage for maritime enthusiasts.
The Encyclopedia Americana
Title | The Encyclopedia Americana PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Converse Beach |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1044 |
Release | 1903 |
Genre | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
ISBN |
The United Editors Perpetual Encyclopedia
Title | The United Editors Perpetual Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 856 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses
Title | The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Willard Crompton |
Publisher | Thunder Bay Press (CA) |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Lighthouses |
ISBN | 9781571452245 |
"History, legend, lore, design, technology, romance."--Jacket.