Great American Lighthouses

F. Ross Holland, Jr. (Author), Senator George J. Mitchell (Foreword by)

9780471143871, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 12 September 1989

352 pages
26.2 x 13.2 x 2 cm, 0.662 kg

Lighthouses are increasingly endangered by modernization and abandonment. Simple steel skeletons are replacing the picturesque, conical towers, squat screwpiles and Cape Cod styles so much a part of America's maritime history. This traveler's guide to more than 300 of the nation's most significant lighthouses and lightships includes an introductory look at the evolution of lighthouse technology and how these obsolete but beloved structures can be rescued.

THE LIGHTHOUSES.

New England.

Mid-Atlantic.

Southeast.

Gulf of Mexico.

Great Lakes.

West.

Epilogue: Lost Lights and Losing Battles.

Bibliography.

Index.

Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]