
Pacific Northwest Lighthouses pays tribute to the forty-five lifesaving beacons From Coos Bay, Oregon, to Unimark Island in the Aleutians.
by Bruce Roberts
Rating: 4.5 ⭐
This is the complete story of the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, which for almost two hundred years has guided mariners through the treacherous waters off North Carolina's easternmost point.
Looks at the history of some of the most significant lighthouses on Lakes Michigan and Superior
Provides historical background and descriptive information on some of the most significant lighthouses along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Florida.
Looks at the history of some of the most significant lighthouses on Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron
More than two dozen lighthouses are featured in this beautiful little guidebook. It offers not only history and travel information but also a full-color souvenir of the state.
With more than thirty-five lighthouses still standing, California is one of the most lighthouse-rich states in the country. This stunningly illustrated handbook profiles them all and offers complete information for travelers.
Bruce Roberts takes us on a photographic tour of fourteen of the famous colonial Virginia plantation houses nestled along the shores of the Lower James River from Richmond east to Jamestown and Williamsburg. Now carefully restored, often with the original furnishings, these houses are glorious monuments to a bygone era.If you have never visited the James River plantations, this book wi
by Bruce Roberts
Rating: 5.0 ⭐
The spooky side of twenty lighthouses from all U.S. coastal regions, with complete traveler information.
Southern Lighthouses is the classic guide to the most significant lighthouses in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Through stirring historic accounts and stunning color and archival photographs, the stories of more than thirty-five lighthouses come alive in vivid detail. Each light - from Bodie Island Light on the Outer Banks to the Cape Florida Light outside Miami tells its own engrossing tale
Shows and describes establishments across the U.S. that still operate like an old-fashioned country store
Beautiful photographs, maps, and descriptions of the fabled reef lights forming a 3,000-mile semicircle from Key West, Florida, to Corpus Christi, Texas.
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From Amelia Island to Key West, readers will discover more than thirty historic and picturesque lighthouses dotting the coasts of the Sunshine State with this delightful little guidebook.
This book takes readers on a regional tour of 49 lighthouses and 4 lightships from the Hudson River to Chesapeake Bay.
For lighthouse lovers in the Empire State, this charming guide to New York's coastal beacons features more than thirty-five historic structures situated on the Great Lakes, Long Island, and the Hudson River.
Western Great Lakes Lighthouses combines the fascinating history and lore of approximately forty-one lighthouses Z99 stunning color and black-and-white photographs Focusing on the lighthouses of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior this beautifully illust
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From the Maryland shore to the Florida Panhandle and across the Gulf Coast, the 50 lighthouses profiled in this volume have stood sentinel through a thousand stormy nights. In magnificent photos and in fascinating narrative, this beautiful book captures the tumultuous history and enigmatic power of these life-saving beacons of the sea. 85 photos, 55 in color. 5 maps.
Book by Jones, Ray
Looks at the history of some of the most significant lighthouses along the Gulf coast, from the Florida panhandle to the Mexican border
Looks at the history of some of the most significant lighthouses along the Atlantic coast in New England, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
A history of gold mining in the Carolinas, which began when a farmer's son found a 17-pound nugget in 1799, setting off the first gold rush in America.
A collection of stories describing ghostly apparitions and happenings in the Deep South.
A stunning, full-color celebration of some of the world’s most famous lighthouses, the shoreline they stand on, and the people who have worked to protect them The lore and history of North Carolina’s seafaring past comes to life in the text by Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and photographs by Bruce Roberts.
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This is the complete story of the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, which for almost two hundred years has guided mariners through the treacherous waters off North Carolina's easternmost point.
by Bruce Roberts
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past.<br /
by Bruce Roberts
Rating: 5.0 ⭐
Bruce Roberts was born in Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador. When he was age twenty he uprooted and moved away like many other young people seeking employment. And like many other Newfoundlanders who moved away, he too left a part of his heart behind.His Newfoundland upbringing provided strong roots that could never be forgotten.In this book Bruce tells a series of sho