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Lighthouse : an illuminating history of the world's coastal sentinels

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2018

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Format:	Book
Author:	Grant, R. G, author
Title:	Lighthouse : an illuminating history of the world's coastal sentinels / R. G. Grant
Publisher, Date:	New York, New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2018 ©2018
Description:	155 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Summary:	Lighthouse captures the romance of these isolated, life-saving towers in words and contemporary images, along with the inventiveness and incredible feats of engineering it took to create them. This stunning visual exploration features 100 of the most innovative and beautiful lighthouses built during seafaring's golden age, from 1700-1900.
Subjects:	Lighthouses -- History Lighthouses
Notes:	Includes index.
Contents:	Prologue: The saga of the Eddystone light -- Wonders of the world : a brief history of the lighthouse -- Defying the elements : the perilous business of lighthouse building -- A light in the darkness : the evolution of lights and lenses -- Keepers of the light : splendors and miseries of the lighthouse crews -- Epilogue: The end of an era.
ISBN:	9780316414470 (hardcover) 0316414476
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	1913377
Call Number:	387.155
Course Reserves:	0
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