Lighthouses of America

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Author: Beard, Tom

Brand: Welcome Books

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Illustrated

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 176

Release Date: 01-08-2017

Part Number: 9781599621401

Details: A spectacular collection of America’s most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation’s first public-works project in 1789 and established the United States as a maritime world power by making ports safe for navigation. These structures—many still active and serving their original purpose even in the era of global positioning systems—are living museums, yet they often prove difficult to access for visitors due to their necessary remoteness. From Maine’s West Quoddy Head on the easternmost headlands to the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and the West Coast lighthouses from New Point Loma to New Dungeness and Michigan’s Grand Haven Pier Lighthouse, the images here will delight both the armchair traveler and those who have taken the back roads or trekked across sandy beaches to visit these special and often artful buildings. This is a great gift for lovers of lighthouses, boaters, and those who live or dream of living on the seashore.

EAN: 9781599621401

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Lighthouses of America

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    Description

    Author: Beard, Tom

    Brand: Welcome Books

    Color: Multicolor

    Edition: Illustrated

    Binding: hardcover

    Number Of Pages: 176

    Release Date: 01-08-2017

    Part Number: 9781599621401

    Details: A spectacular collection of America’s most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation’s first public-works project in 1789 and established the United States as a maritime world power by making ports safe for navigation. These structures—many still active and serving their original purpose even in the era of global positioning systems—are living museums, yet they often prove difficult to access for visitors due to their necessary remoteness. From Maine’s West Quoddy Head on the easternmost headlands to the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and the West Coast lighthouses from New Point Loma to New Dungeness and Michigan’s Grand Haven Pier Lighthouse, the images here will delight both the armchair traveler and those who have taken the back roads or trekked across sandy beaches to visit these special and often artful buildings. This is a great gift for lovers of lighthouses, boaters, and those who live or dream of living on the seashore.

    EAN: 9781599621401

    Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches

    Languages: English

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