Scottish Lighthouse Pioneers: Travels with the Stevensons in Orkney and Shetland

This is a personal story about some of the most famous engineers Scotland has ever produced and places the lives and work of the world-famous Stevenson lighthouse engineers in their social and historical context. It draws on eye witness accounts from Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

About the author

Paul A. Lynn is the author of the highly-praised The Lighthouse on Skerryvore -
...a gem of a book that is more than just an account of the building of a massive stone tower on a treacherous ledge. ...Lynn blends art and science, distilling the story of Skerryvore into a highly readable, engrossing chronicle. The Lightkeeper

Product details

• Authors: Paul A. Lynn
• Publisher: Whittles
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2017
• EAN: 9781849952651
• ISBN: 978-1-84995-265-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 238 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 311 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries