A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair
and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and
vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime
historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies,
lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more
than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to
basic information--know the height, age, elevation, optic type and
status for every lighthouse! An appendix listing lighthouse groups
nationwide makes it easy to see these historic treasures, visit museums
and get involved with preservation. See how the appearance or location
of lights has changed over time. Read about the historical contributions
made by Augustin Fresnel, Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton, and
learn about breakwater lights, caissons, lightships, mercury baths,
daymarks and clamshell lenses. The most complete reference book on
lighthouses--which won a Benjamin Franklin book design award in
hardcover--is finally available in paperback. Ray Jones is a leading
authority on lighthouses and the author of more than 14 books and
countless magazine articles on American history. He lives in Pebble
Beach, California.
