Lighthouses of America by Tom Beard

Lighthouses of America

Tom Beard

Rizzoli · Print & ebook · August 1, 2017

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Who it’s for
Photographs trace America’s lighthouse history, from early public works to working coastal beacons.
Themes
Lighthouse history, Maritime navigation, Lighthouse photography
Genres
Travel Photography, Architecture Photography, Regional Photography

About this book

A spectacular collection of America’s most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation’s first public-works project in 1789 and established the United States as a maritime world power by making ports safe for navigation.

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These structures—many still active and serving their original purpose even in the era of global positioning systems—are living museums, yet they often prove difficult to access for visitors due to their necessary remoteness. From Maine’s West Quoddy Head on the easternmost headlands to the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and the West Coast lighthouses from New Point Loma to New Dungeness and Michigan’s Grand Haven Pier Lighthouse, the images here will delight both the armchair traveler and those who have taken the back roads or trekked across sandy beaches to visit these special and often artful buildings. This is a great gift for lovers of lighthouses, boaters, and those who live or dream of living on the seashore.

Beacon History

Photographs trace America’s lighthouse history, from early public works to working coastal beacons.

Come here for

  • Coastal lighthouse photographs, from West Quoddy Head to Cape Hatteras
  • The 1789 origins of America’s lighthouse-building

Expect

  • Images of landmarks still serving their original navigational purpose
  • Examples from the East Coast, West Coast, and Michigan

Where it sits

Travel Photography67%
Architecture Photography45%
Regional Photography31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Landscape Photography
Authors
Tom Beard
Publisher
Rizzoli
Published
August 1, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Lighthouse history · Maritime navigation · Lighthouse photography
Reading lane
Landmarks & Monuments