Lighthouses
By: Sara E. Wermiel
Edition: 1st ed
Series: Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering
Publisher: W.W. Norton; In association with the Library of Congress
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York; [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780393731668
Subjects: Lighthouses -- United States -- Design and construction -- History; Lighthouses -- Design and construction -- History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-344) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Building America's lighthouses; title: Stone and brick towers, 1764-1852; title: Stone and brick towers, 1853-1905; title: Cottage style lighthouses; title: Skeleton towers; title: Lighthouses on marine foundations; title: Twentieth-century materials; title: Appendix: Lighthouses in art