A pictorial survey of the icon of steadfastness and strength: the American lighthouse The newest addition to the Norton/Library of Congress series, this abundantly illustrated book conveys the romance and beauty of lighthouses and beacons while explaining the development of the forms, materials, architecture, and engineering of their structure: озбшз wood, masonry, cast-iron plate, on- and off-shore skeletal, caisson, and reinforced concrete It covers lighthouses from all parts of the United States from the late eighteenth century to the 1940s, when control of lighthouses was transferred to the U S Coast Guard and after which few new ones were constructed Images of lighthouses from coast to coast provide examples of striking design and setting, celebrate technological achievement and the work of important engineers, and include associated structures such as keepers' quarters, fog signal buildings, boathouses and boat railroads, cistern buildings, barns, and workshops, as well as interiors and working details of the light mechanisms 1200 illustrations.  Действие2006 г Твердый переплет, 384 стр ISBN 0393731669.