Hatteras Light
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 30,87 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 30,87 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Dawson Carr
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1469606453
Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms and two wars. But perhaps the gravest threat the structure faced in recent history was the erosion of several hundred yards of beach that once stood between it and the ocean. As powerful tides and rising sea levels increasingly endangered the lighthouse's future, North Carolinians debated fiercely over how best to save it, eventually deciding on a controversial plan to move the beacon inland to safety. First published by UNC Press in 1991, this book tells the story of the noble lighthouse from its earliest history to the present day. In this new edition, Dawson Carr details the recent relocation of the treasured landmark. For now, it seems, North Carolinians have succeeded in protecting their lighthouse, as it has protected them for over a century.
Author : Mary Ellen Riddle
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1439672458
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, standing 198.49 feet, is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. From 1803, when the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was built, to today, it cast its light over the waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, also called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Its history--stretching from Augustin-Jean Fresnel's lens laboratory in France to the beaches of Hatteras Island where the lighthouse keepers labored--includes war, shipwrecks, hurricanes, and cutting-edge technology. Due to politics, funding, and its precarious location, it took great effort to erect and protect a lighthouse built on a barrier island. The supporters and caretakers were many, including Alexander Hamilton in the 1700s and children donating coins to a statewide preservation campaign in 1982. In the 21st century, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse continues to send out its beam to mariners.
Author : H. Lea Lawrence
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9781581820324
"Retraces the great writer's footsteps to Hemingway's special places and records the recollections and insights offered by some of the people who remembered his visits"--Cover.
Author :
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 18,31 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780807848760
Carr tells the story of the noble lighthouse from its earliest history to details of the 1999 relocation of the treasured landmark. For now, North Carolinians have succeeded in protecting their lighthouse as it has protected thousands of sailors for over a century. 32 halftones. Maps.
Author : Ray McAllister
Publisher : Blair
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Hatteras Island (N.C.)
ISBN : 9780895873644
Hatteras Island includes the stories of fishermen, tourists, surfers, beachgoers, historians, and Hatteras families who have lived here for generations. McAllister returns to the site of his family's annual vacations a quarter-century ago and shares the island's unique and personal history.
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,86 MB
Release : 1986
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9780895874313
Compelling story of the dedicated keepers of Hatteras lighthouse, set off NC's Outer Banks during the final days of WWI.
Author : Aileen Weintraub
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2002-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823961689
A history of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the United States and the second tallest lighthouse in the world.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,51 MB
Release : 2015-04-13
Category :
ISBN : 9780692425596
Colorful Chidren's book about a cat poem.
Author : Cheryl Shelton-Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 1999
Category :
ISBN : 9780967653709
Some copies are abailable; this edition is written in future tense. Later edition has updated photos and text about the completed move process.