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Subject(s)

• Lighthouses—United States—Design and construction—History [Browse]
• Lighthouses—Design and construction—History [Browse]

Series

Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering [More in this series]

Summary note

"A pictorial survey of the icon of steadfastness and strength, the American lighthouse, this addition to the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks Series conveys the romance and beauty of lighthouses and beacons while explaining the development of their forms, materials, architecture, and engineering. No other lighthouse book presents lighthouses of a similar type and period together regardless of location, an arrangement that will help readers compare lighthouse structures across the nation."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-344) and index.

Contents

• Introduction: Building America's lighthouses
• Stone and brick towers, 1764-1852
• Stone and brick towers, 1853-1905
• Cottage style lighthouses
• Skeleton towers
• Lighthouses on marine foundations
• Twentieth-century materials
• Appendix: Lighthouses in art.

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ISBN

• 0393731669
• 9780393731668

LCCN

2005058965

OCLC

62895849

International Article Number

• 9780393731668

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