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Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone Lighthouse / Adam Hart-Davis and Emily Troscianko.

Van Pelt Library TC375 .H37 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hart-Davis, Adam.
Contributor:
Troscianko, Emily.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Winstanley, Henry, 1644-1703.
Winstanley, Henry.
Eddystone Lighthouse (England).
Lighthouses--England--Design and construction--History--17th century.
Lighthouses.
History.
England.
Physical Description:
xv, 208 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm
Place of Publication:
Stroud : Sutton, 2002.
Summary:
Henry Winstanley defied incredible odds with grim determination to build the Eddystone Lighthouse, the first of its kind to save the lives of thousands of sailors from the treacherous rocks that lay on the shores of England. In a tragic twist of fate, the man and his lighthouse were consumed in 1703 by the worst storm that Britain has ever known. This is the dramatic story.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index.
ISBN:
0750918357
OCLC:
49297537

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