Light Houses Galore

A gorgeous, full-color celebration of some of the world’s most famous lighthouses From Cape Hatteras to Bodie Island Light, North Carolina is home to some of the most famous lighthouses in the world, and with this book, beautiful photography and engaging text come together to bring alive, as never before, the lore and history of North Carolina’s seafaring past...

Since the earliest days of European exploration, mariners have heard tales and relayed their own stories of North Carolina's perilous shoreline. With bold capes jutting into the ocean, sandy shoals extending miles offshore, fickle weather, and treacherous currents, it is no wonder that the coastline of the Old North State came to be known as the The Graveyard of the Atlantic...

Includes how lighthouses were built in the 1700s and 1800s and how lightkeepers have weathered hurricanes, erosion, and neglect. Eighteen of these majestic towers still stand - all are visible from some vantagepoint along the coast or on a passing boat and are close to historic towns with museums, festivals, inns, and wildlife refuges...

This author knows her Carolina lighthouses (see Lighthouses of the Carolinas) and now she introduces them to kids in a very engaging way. Art by Michael Swing makes it all the more appealing.

Eastern North Carolina boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in the state, from colonial churches and antebellum plantation houses to the imperiled lighthouses of the late nineteenth century...

This is a vivid account of the tall, graceful structures along North Carolina's coast. The author explores an important part of the state's maritime history and details the various warning devices used to mark North Carolina's coast, rivers, and inland waterways...

Is state history a course requirement mandated by your state's homeschooling laws? Are you looking for an enriching history course to add to your child's studies? We have the answer?Switched-On Schoolhouse State History for grades 7-12...

Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks...