The Field Guide to Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, And Hawai'i - Hardcover

Wire, Elinor De; De Wire, Elinor

9780760324660: The Field Guide to Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, And Hawai'i

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760324662 ISBN 13: 9780760324660

Publisher: Voyageur Pr, 2006

This convenient, pocket-sized guidebook documents 82 lighthouses of the Pacific Coast including the sentinels of Alaska and Hawai’i. Historical and architectural details, directions, and where to go for more information accompanies each lighthouse. Almost all of the lighthouses are illustrated with at least one color photograph, historical image, or vintage postcard. Sidebars about life as a lightkeeper, deadly storms, and hauntings pepper the text. Popular and picturesque lighthouses, such as New Dungeness in Washington, Point Reyes in California, Haceta Head in Oregon, Point Loma in California, and Diamond Head in Hawai’i, are highlighted with a one-page feature. Includes traditional lighthouses only, or those that are considered visually attractive and historically significant.

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About the Author:

Elinor DeWire is one of America's foremost lighthouse historians. She's been researching lights for more than 25 years and has written 8 books and 50 articles on the subject.

Review:

Sunday Seattle Times & Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 5, 2006 (circ.: 465,850) A handsome guide to our region’s lighthouses with brief, informative essays on each one, complemented by contemporary and archival photographs of the structures.”

Messing About in Boats, May 1, 2006 (circ.: 4,000) Frankly, this is a book you won’t put down until every page has been read, re-read, reviewed, and prized.”

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