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Summary: Wonderful
Review: A beautiful book to add to your collection. The pictures are wonderful and to read the book is a joy. A great buy to learn more about lighthouses on the coast.
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Summary: Photography
Review: I was a little disappointed with the pictures. I was hoping for close up pictures. The photographer seemed to take distant photos. only one or 2 were a frontal view and up close, most were from odd angles.
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Summary: Illuminating the West Coast
Review: This book written by Leffingwell and Welty is visually appealing and sets down historical facts in an engaging style. The beautiful photographs taken by Leffingwell are augmented by stories of the politics and history behind the lighthouses and their keepers. They include information about women lighthouse keepers, how the lighthouses were constructed, which have been de-activated, and most important - how to get to the various lighthouses for a visit in person.The most interesting story was that of a construction crew and Coast Guard team working nearly around the clock for five days to restore the Cape Flattery lighthouse near Neah Bay in Tatoosh, Washington. Also worth noting were the descriptions of life as a lighthouse keeper, the artisanship of making the Fresnel lights, and the automation that replaced the need for human presence in these remote outposts. As the Oregon Contributing editor at Suite101.com, I am always on the lookout for books my visitors will enjoy and will help them plan their next trip to Oregon. This one is a winner!
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Summary: A "must" for all lighthouse buffs!
Review: This pictorial coffee table guide highlights lighthouse history and lighthouses of the Pacific Coast, revealing the development of lighthouses in three states. From the technological evolution of the lighthouse to how they were maintained and are today restored and preserved, Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast provides very beautiful photos spiced with descriptions and information accessible to both destination-bound and at-home enthusiasts.
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Summary: Go inside live & homes of West Coast lighthouse keepers.
Review: To help us organize our roughly 10,000 pages of research I developed an Access database for the easy storage and retrieval of information. We traveled to each of the West Coast lighthouses armed with laptops, Global Positioning equipment, tape recorders and file boxes of notes. Covering the three western states in a Ford Explorer loaded down with camera gear, lights, and equipment we logged over 11,000 miles over 12 weeks on the road. During our journey we met many interesting people and we have tried to share their stories of lighthouse living in a way that we hope will both entertain and educate our readers.
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Summary: Go inside lives & homes of West Coast lighthouse keepers.
Review: We set out to show our readers the lives of lighthouse keepers through words and photographs. You'll find stories you've not read before, alongside photos of interiors of the keepers' residences and of the lantern rooms and their original Fresnel lenses or the modern Coast Guard lights. The book opens with a week-long stay at Cape Flattery, Washington, as Coast Guard Aid-to-Navigation Team "lighthouse keepers" and a civilian crew undertook major repairs. In all, we visited 52 lighthouses, drove 11,000 miles, did nearly 100 interviews, and shot more than 600 rolls of film to bring readers the stories of the keeper's lives at work and at home.
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