The Golden Age Of American Lighthouses: A Nostalgic Look At U.S. Lights From 1850 To 1939 (Lighthouse Series) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Rare archival photography and insightful commentary transport readers back in time to the most interesting and important era in the history of American light towers.
Series: Lighthouse Series
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (June 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762712767
ISBN-13: 978-0762712762
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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This is the best lighthouse book I have ever read. It's jammed packed with information you would never find in any other lighthouse book. Strange and unusal tales, like the man who built many of our lighthouses and missed becoming presient by a matter of hours, or the man who ran our lighthouse service for 32 years is also the same man who saved the Declration of Independence. This is one lighthouse book you will want to have
First Line: Every form of human enterprise has passed through a halcyon epoch fondly remembered as a "golden age."Tim Harrison (publisher and editor of Lighthouse Digest magazine and president of the American Lighthouse Foundation) and Ray Jones (writer or co-writer of many books about lighthouses) know their stuff. They've compiled an impressive collection of vintage photographs and fascinating history that will make any lover of lighthouses smile.Not only are the lighthouses themselves showcased, but the work lives and day-to-day existence of lighthouse keepers and their families are also discussed. Being a lighthouse lover myself, I greatly enjoyed this book, although I do have one small quibble with it: the vast majority of lighthouses mentioned in this book are on the Eastern seaboard, and in particular, New England.Although I would have preferred more mentions of lighthouses on the West coast, this is a wonderful compilation of photos and history that would be a welcome addition to any lighthouse lover's library.
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Having visited some this summer, asked at a lighthouse museum for book to enter lighthouse past, and this one was suggested.What really helps are the nice large photos and verbage about what a keeper did and the phasing of them out by modern technology and resotration and preservation efforts for others.
Book came in condition expected.
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