America's Lighthouses: An Illustrated History
- ISBN-10
- 048625576X
- ISBN-13
- 9780486255767
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988-01-01
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Francis Ross Holland
Description
A history of the lighthouse which examines its technical development in the United States
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- 1981-03
- 226 pages
- Paperback
- Penguin Group
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