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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Coloring book fans and admirers of those lonely sentinels by the sea will treasure this ready-to-color collection of 30 authentic lighthouses -- from ancient days to the present. Included are accurate depictions of the ancient Pharos light in Alexandria, Egypt (one of the Seven Wonders of the World); a 2,000-year-old Roman lighthouse in England; the Bugio light off the Portuguese coast -- built in 1775; an early 18th-century pillared construction in Riga, Latvia; and 26 other sturdy structures, among them: Cloch Point, Scotland (1797); Green Point in Cape Town, South Africa (1824); Biscayne Bay, United States (1825); Europa Point, Gibraltar (1841); Farewell Spit on Golden Bay, New Zealand (1897); Fastnet Rock in West Cork, Ireland (1906); and Brockton Point in Vancouver, Canada (1915). Extensive captions accompany the detailed drawings, citing location, and historical data for each lighthouse.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Coloring book fans and admirers of those lonely sentinels by the sea will treasure this ready-to-color collection of 30 authentic lighthouses -- from ancient days to the present. Included are accurate depictions of the ancient Pharos light in Alexandria, Egypt (one of the Seven Wonders of the World); a 2,000-year-old Roman lighthouse in England; the Bugio light off the Portuguese coast -- built in 1775; an early 18th-century pillared construction in Riga, Latvia; and 26 other sturdy structures, among them: Cloch Point, Scotland (1797); Green Point in Cape Town, South Africa (1824); Biscayne Bay, United States (1825); Europa Point, Gibraltar (1841); Farewell Spit on Golden Bay, New Zealand (1897); Fastnet Rock in West Cork, Ireland (1906); and Brockton Point in Vancouver, Canada (1915). Extensive captions accompany the detailed drawings, citing location, and historical data for each lighthouse.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A peaceful lighthouse at Prescott, Ontario, was once the flashpoint of American invasion in an undeclared war. Robbers called Blackbirds preyed on Lake Erie shipping, using false beacons to confuse their victims. The lighthouse at Oswego, New York, was the site of one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States Coast Guard. A Lake Huron lightkeeper wiped snow off the window of his lamp room, and inadvertently caused a shipwreck. A 14-year-old Detroit River lightkeeper's daughter was the heroine in a courageous rescue.Lighthouses, from the Upper St. Lawrence River to the head of Lake Superior, have played an integral role in the history, romance, lore and legends of the Lakes. The towers and their keepers bore witness to, and participated in, the dramas of war, shipwrecks, and daring rescues. All while enduring the privations of one of the loneliest occupations on earth.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Good. With captions explaining the location and story of over 150 lighthouses, this is a fascinating visual exploration of some of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth, featuring photographs of both working lighthouses and eerie, long-abandoned ones.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising."--Rain Taxi "This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery."--Mark Doty "Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page."--Linda Gregerson Weaving between the personal and cosmic I, Tung-Hui Hu's lyrics seek the "greenhouse"--a place of saturation, growth--as a poetic space to cultivate new modes through which our common language can once again illuminate and guide--"lighthouse." With minimalism and control, Greenhouses, Lighthouses draws subtly from photography, cinematography, and history to create haunting and memorable connections. from "Cosmos Revealed behind a Dense Curtain of Poppies": Greenhouses, Lighthouses. The first astronomers tended on hands and knees the soil of the universe, smoothing away moss, seeding by night. Now our galaxy has the sixfold symmetry of ornament on the tower of Alhambra, shoots curled from stem looping heaven and earth together. Trace curlicues and rosettes with your finger. The chamber sealed off to mortals but open above, like a poppy. Tung-Hui Hu, author of three books of poetry, earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and a PhD in film from University of California Berkeley. He teaches at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising."--Rain Taxi "This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery."--Mark Doty "Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page."--Linda Gregerson Weaving between the personal and cosmic I, Tung-Hui Hu's lyrics seek the "greenhouse"--a place of saturation, growth--as a poetic space to cultivate new modes through which our common language can once again illuminate and guide--"lighthouse." With minimalism and control, Greenhouses, Lighthouses draws subtly from photography, cinematography, and history to create haunting and memorable connections. from "Cosmos Revealed behind a Dense Curtain of Poppies": Greenhouses, Lighthouses. The first astronomers tended on hands and knees the soil of the universe, smoothing away moss, seeding by night. Now our galaxy has the sixfold symmetry of ornament on the tower of Alhambra, shoots curled from stem looping heaven and earth together. Trace curlicues and rosettes with your finger. The chamber sealed off to mortals but open above, like a poppy. Tung-Hui Hu, author of three books of poetry, earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and a PhD in film from University of California Berkeley. He teaches at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later. In this engrossing book, Bella Bathhurst reveals that the Stevensons not only supervised the construction of the lighthouses under often desperate conditions but also perfected a design of precisely chiseled interlocking granite blocks that would withstand the enormous waves that batter these stone pillars. The same Stevensons also developed the lamps and lenses of the lights themselves, which "sent a gleam across the wave" and prevented countless ships from being lost at sea. While it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that brought fame to the family name, this mesmerizing account shows how his extraordinary ancestors changed the shape of the Scotland coast against incredible odds and with remarkable technical ingenuity.…

Zustand: Very Good. While similar in general structure, lighthouses are actually quite individual in size, setting, keeper's houses and other aspects. Now largely automated, hundreds of theses maritime sentinels still stand guard along the shorelines of North America -- their beacons indispensable guiding lights for ships at sea. This fascinating and carefully researched book invites coloring enthusiasts of all ages to color 36 detailed drawings of lighthouses in the United States and Canada, including St. Joseph, Michigan; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Drum Point, Maryland; Cape Cod (Highland), Massachusetts; Old Point Loma, California; Cape Henry, Virginia; Key West, Florida; Montauk Point, New York; Sandy Hook, New Jersey; North Head, Washington; Tybee Island, Georgia; West Quoddy Head, Maine; Portland Head, Maine; Race Rocks, British Columbia; and 22 others. Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse. &#12288.…

Zustand: Good. While similar in general structure, lighthouses are actually quite individual in size, setting, keeper's houses and other aspects. Now largely automated, hundreds of theses maritime sentinels still stand guard along the shorelines of North America -- their beacons indispensable guiding lights for ships at sea. This fascinating and carefully researched book invites coloring enthusiasts of all ages to color 36 detailed drawings of lighthouses in the United States and Canada, including St. Joseph, Michigan; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Drum Point, Maryland; Cape Cod (Highland), Massachusetts; Old Point Loma, California; Cape Henry, Virginia; Key West, Florida; Montauk Point, New York; Sandy Hook, New Jersey; North Head, Washington; Tybee Island, Georgia; West Quoddy Head, Maine; Portland Head, Maine; Race Rocks, British Columbia; and 22 others. Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse. &#12288.…

Zustand: Fair. While similar in general structure, lighthouses are actually quite individual in size, setting, keeper's houses and other aspects. Now largely automated, hundreds of theses maritime sentinels still stand guard along the shorelines of North America -- their beacons indispensable guiding lights for ships at sea. This fascinating and carefully researched book invites coloring enthusiasts of all ages to color 36 detailed drawings of lighthouses in the United States and Canada, including St. Joseph, Michigan; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Drum Point, Maryland; Cape Cod (Highland), Massachusetts; Old Point Loma, California; Cape Henry, Virginia; Key West, Florida; Montauk Point, New York; Sandy Hook, New Jersey; North Head, Washington; Tybee Island, Georgia; West Quoddy Head, Maine; Portland Head, Maine; Race Rocks, British Columbia; and 22 others. Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse. &#12288.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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Zustand: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Sporting the second-longest coastline in the United States, Florida has over 8,000 miles of sparkling beaches and waterfront property. This valuablelandscape and the region s position between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico made Florida key in the early expansion of American trade routes, but the state s several capes and dangerous reefs, rocks, and shoals made travel quite perilous to unwary mariners. When commerce and traffic began to grow between ports on the East Coast and along the Gulf of Mexico in the nineteenth century, it became necessary to construct aids to navigation along the state s long and treacherous coast. Lighthouses were the solution. Constructed in a variety of styles and sizes, Florida s lighthouses were erected on what, at the time, were some of the most desolate regions of the southeastern United States and included lonely offshore islands. Manned and inhabited by vigilant keepers and their families, these towers illuminated the dark seas and provided the beacon that guided lost travelers. Large brick structures watched over St. Augustine, Pensacola, and Ponce de Leon Inlet; iron skeletons towered over Crooked River and Hillsboro Inlet; and screwpile lighthouses stood as sentinels in the waters off the Florida Keys.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Rare photographs, fascinating facts, and first-hand accounts of the rise and fall of nearly 150 of America's most historic lost light towers.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Rare photographs, fascinating facts, and first-hand accounts of the rise and fall of nearly 150 of America's most historic lost light towers.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Rare photographs, fascinating facts, and first-hand accounts of the rise and fall of nearly 150 of America's most historic lost light towers.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Illustrated. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses combines the fascinating history and lore of lighthouses with stunning color and black-and-white photographs. The stories of the most significant lighthouses on Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron--on both the American and Canadian sides--come alive in the stirring profiles and photos contained in these pages. Descriptions of forty-three [count may change] lighthouses, including eighteen [count may change] on the Canadian side of the lakes, contain directions to the lights and details on visiting them. Together with striking photographs and regional locator maps, they complete this comprehensive examination of memorable Great Lakes landmarks. The Photo Information section discloses how photographer Bruce Roberts took many of the shots appearing in the book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses combines the fascinating history and lore of lighthouses with stunning color and black-and-white photographs. The stories of the most significant lighthouses on Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron--on both the American and Canadian sides--come alive in the stirring profiles and photos contained in these pages. Descriptions of forty-three [count may change] lighthouses, including eighteen [count may change] on the Canadian side of the lakes, contain directions to the lights and details on visiting them. Together with striking photographs and regional locator maps, they complete this comprehensive examination of memorable Great Lakes landmarks. The Photo Information section discloses how photographer Bruce Roberts took many of the shots appearing in the book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.