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Great American Lighthouses
F. Ross Holland
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Description for Great American Lighthouses
Paperback. 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. Series: Great American Places S. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
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. This traveler's guide to more than 300 of the nation's most significant lighthouses and lightships includes an introductory look at the evolution of lighthouse technology and how these obsolete but beloved structures can be rescued.
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. This traveler's guide to more than 300 of the nation's most significant lighthouses and lightships includes an introductory look at the evolution of lighthouse technology and how these obsolete but beloved structures can be rescued.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Great American Places S.
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471143871
SKU
V9780471143871
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Ref
99-50
About F. Ross Holland
Francis Ross Holland Jr. was an American historian. He is best remembered today for his books on American lighthouses. Holland was born in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia State University in 1949; in 1958 he received a master's degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin.
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