Lighthouses of the Carolinas - A Short History and Guide

Informationen zum Autor Award-winning travel writer/photographer Terrance Zepke loves the Carolinas, which is why she lives part-time in each. Terrance has lived in many places, including Hawaii, England, and several U.S. states. She received her master's degree from the University of South Carolina and has traveled all over the world, writing and photographing for such magazines as EcoTraveler, South America Explorer, and Photographer's Forum, as well as newspapers such as Greensboro (NC) News & Record and Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel.Visit the author's website at www.terrancezepke.com Klappentext Eighteen lighthouses still stand in the Carolinas, from Currituck Lighthouse near the Virginia border down to Haig Point Lighthouse near the border with Georgia. Author Zepke tells how they were built and how they have weathered hurricanes, erosion, and neglect. Some are open to visitors; others can be seen from the coast or on a passing boat. In this second edition, all the travel guide information is updated, along with new sections on light keepers, the U.S. Lighthouse Board, and a timeline.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Terrance Zepke
• Verlag: Pineapple press usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9781561645039
• ISBN: 978-1-56164-503-9
• Seiten: 183
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, Photography & photographs, Architecture, TRAVEL / Pictorials, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, Travel & holiday, maritime history, Travel and holiday, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional, Photography and photographs, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Man-made objects depicted in art, US South: South Atlantic States