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Lighthouses - the Race to Illuminate the World by Chance, Toby - 2008

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Lighthouses - the Race to Illuminate the World

by Chance, Toby

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New Holland, 2008 272 pp. Col. & B/w pls. vg+ clean copy in similar dw. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • ISBN 10 1847731740
  • ISBN 13 9781847731746
  • Publisher New Holland
  • Date Published 2008

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Lighthouses: The Race to Illuminate the World

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New Holland Publishers [UK] Ltd, London, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Lighthouses have always fascinated people for the often incredible feats of engineering and building skill involved in their construction, the romance of their association with shipwrecks, disaster and tales of heroism, the loneliness and dedication of the lighthouse keepers, and the beauty of their locations. But writers and historians have hitherto neglected the story of the very reason for their existence - the bright light that guides mariners and travellers alike to safety. In this book, Toby Chance and Peter Williams explain how, in the enthusiasm and ambition of the Victorian age, great steps forward were made by men with the vision, technical skill and scientific ability to take on the English lighthouse authorities and drag lighthouse illumination out of the dark ages. Theirs is a story of self-confidence and prejudice, competition and collaboration, trial and error.… Read More
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