Sentinels of the sea

Grant, R. G.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Binding: Hardback
Language: English
Pages: 160
Measurements: 2.00 x 30.50 cm

Lighthouses have always unsettled and attracted in equal measure, highlighting the triumphs and failures in humanity’s battle with the forces of nature. Taking as its heroes the lighthouses themselves, Sentinels of the Sea describes the engineering genius that allowed their construction on even the smallest of rock outcrops and the innovations that made the lights so powerful and reliable.

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