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Description, history, crews, photographs, details of lighthouse ships moored off the coasts of the Northeast United States.
Author : Thomas Schoenewolff
Publisher : Rosedog Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,83 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781434996244
Description, history, crews, photographs, details of lighthouse ships moored off the coasts of the Northeast United States.
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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
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ISBN : 1434941418
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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
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ISBN : 143494140X
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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
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ISBN : 1434941396
Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 21,72 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Lighthouses
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Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 17,40 MB
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781331036289
Excerpt from Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States The lighthouse and the lightship appeal to the interest and better instinct of man because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness, of steadfast endurance in every exposure, of widespread helpfulness. The building and the keeping of the lights is a picturesque and humanitarian work of the nation. But this work is not all romance, as, unseen by the passing mariner, and back of the lighthouse and ship and buoy, there must be a great engineering and business machine with its endless contracts, plans, specifications, appointments, the routine of office and depot and ship and light-station. Scarcely a day passes, however, that there does not gleam in the mass of dry routine a fact of interest, an act of bravery, a risk cheerfully taken to aid another, a record of long and faithful service, an improvement of light or of fog signal, of vessel or of lighthouse, an historic record of the past, or a photograph of the present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Willard Flint
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Page : 584 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Lightships
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Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
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ISBN : 9781016113946
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230357553
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... LIGHTHOUSES OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND OF ANTIQUITY The most famous lighthouse is the Eddystone, a sea-swept lighthouse off the south coast of England, fourteen miles from Plymouth.' Four successive towers have been built on this ledge, the first three by private enterprise. Each has been a work of great difficulty, as the rock is submerged at high tide and lies in an exposed position. The first tower, built of timber and of rather fantastic design, was completed in 1699, after four years of work; during the first year all that was accomplished was drilling twelve holes in the rock and fastening irons in them. In 1697, during the progress of this work, Winstanley, the designer, and his men were taken off the rock by a French privateer, but the story is that their release was ordered by Louis XIV, who remarked that he was at war with England, but not with humanity. Winstanley was so confident of the lighthouse that he had wished to be in it "in the greatest storm that ever blew under the face of heaven." In November, 1703, he went to the tower with workmen to make some repairs; a great storm on November 26 completely demolished the lighthouse and Winstanley and the keepers and workmen perished. The need of a lighthouse on the Eddystone was soon proved by the wreck of a manof-war on the rock, and the loss of most of her crew. Another lighthouse of timber and of simple outline was finished in 1709, designed by Rudyerd, and stood until destroyed by fire in 1755. A lightship was placed off the rock the following year, and a tower built entirely of stone was commenced in 1756 and completed in 1759. Smeaton, the engineer, used, for the first time in a lighthouse, dovetailed joints for the stones, which averaged over one ton in weight. Owing to...
Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 11,32 MB
Release : 2018-02-09
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ISBN : 9781377209142
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