The Lost Light: The Mystery of the Missing Cape Hatteras Fresnel Lens : A Civil War History of Extinguished Southern Sentinels and Hidden Lighthouse Lenses
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The Lost Light: The Mystery of the Missing Cape Hatteras Fresnel Lens (2003)
EN PB US SIISBN: 9781888285215 bzw. 1888285214, in Englisch, Looking Glass Productions, Taschenbuch, gebraucht, signiert.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Persephone's Books.
Raleigh, NC: Looking Glass Productions, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. 228 pp. Light rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Signed by the author on the title page.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Persephone's Books.
Raleigh, NC: Looking Glass Productions, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. 228 pp. Light rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Signed by the author on the title page.
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EN PB US FEISBN: 9781888285215 bzw. 1888285214, in Englisch, 214 Seiten, Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Taschenbuch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Edgar's Bargain Books.
In September 2002, after 3 years of research, Raleigh author and filmmaker, Kevin Duffus, solved the long-standing mystery of the missing, first-order Fresnel lens from the 1803 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The first-order optic was removed from the top of the first Hatteras tower in 1861, in a desperate act to prevent the beacon from aiding the Union Navy´s blockade. In its wake, the Hatteras lens left a trail of destruction, defiance and recriminationcareers were lost, towns were threatened, and the steamboat that transported the lighthouse contraband was captured and sunk. The apparatus, produced in France of more than 1,000 crown-crystal prisms and one of the earliest commissioned for a U.S. lighthouse, was eventually hidden in "a good storehouse," in Granville County, NC, 200 miles from the Cape. So began an intriguing mystery that endured for 140 yearswhat became of the 6,000-pound, 12-foot tall, bronze and crystal Fresnel lens from the original Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, hidden during the Civil War? Considered by lighthouse historians to be the "holy grail" of American lighthouses, the storied apparatus vanished into obscurity, a mystery made of myths, urban legends and a sea of faded and fire-damaged documents. According to Lighthouse Digest, the whereabouts of the Cape Hatteras lens had remained "one of the great-unsolved mysteries of American lighthouse history." Kevin Duffus tells an intriguing and inspiring story of perseverance, passion, imagination and luck during his three-year pursuit and research for the long lost Henry-Lepaute first-order Fresnel lens from the 1803 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. But Duffus discovered more than the storied Hatteras lenshe compiled a staggering volume of research that for the first time, accurately portrays the desperate efforts of Confederate officials to darken the southern coastline and to hamper Lincoln´s blockade of southern ports. His new research proves that contrary to previous published histories, Southern lighthouse lenses were not vandalized or "shot out of the tops of lighthouses by retreating Confederate soldiers," but that most were carefully and professionally dismantled, gently packed and secretly transported to secure locations. Throughout the war, Federal troops searched customs houses, warehouses and military depots in search of North Carolina´s missing two-dozen lighthouse lenses without success. Paperback, Edition: First Edition, First Printing, Label: Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Product group: Book, Published: 2003-05, Studio: Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Sales rank: 2216427.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Edgar's Bargain Books.
In September 2002, after 3 years of research, Raleigh author and filmmaker, Kevin Duffus, solved the long-standing mystery of the missing, first-order Fresnel lens from the 1803 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The first-order optic was removed from the top of the first Hatteras tower in 1861, in a desperate act to prevent the beacon from aiding the Union Navy´s blockade. In its wake, the Hatteras lens left a trail of destruction, defiance and recriminationcareers were lost, towns were threatened, and the steamboat that transported the lighthouse contraband was captured and sunk. The apparatus, produced in France of more than 1,000 crown-crystal prisms and one of the earliest commissioned for a U.S. lighthouse, was eventually hidden in "a good storehouse," in Granville County, NC, 200 miles from the Cape. So began an intriguing mystery that endured for 140 yearswhat became of the 6,000-pound, 12-foot tall, bronze and crystal Fresnel lens from the original Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, hidden during the Civil War? Considered by lighthouse historians to be the "holy grail" of American lighthouses, the storied apparatus vanished into obscurity, a mystery made of myths, urban legends and a sea of faded and fire-damaged documents. According to Lighthouse Digest, the whereabouts of the Cape Hatteras lens had remained "one of the great-unsolved mysteries of American lighthouse history." Kevin Duffus tells an intriguing and inspiring story of perseverance, passion, imagination and luck during his three-year pursuit and research for the long lost Henry-Lepaute first-order Fresnel lens from the 1803 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. But Duffus discovered more than the storied Hatteras lenshe compiled a staggering volume of research that for the first time, accurately portrays the desperate efforts of Confederate officials to darken the southern coastline and to hamper Lincoln´s blockade of southern ports. His new research proves that contrary to previous published histories, Southern lighthouse lenses were not vandalized or "shot out of the tops of lighthouses by retreating Confederate soldiers," but that most were carefully and professionally dismantled, gently packed and secretly transported to secure locations. Throughout the war, Federal troops searched customs houses, warehouses and military depots in search of North Carolina´s missing two-dozen lighthouse lenses without success. Paperback, Edition: First Edition, First Printing, Label: Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Product group: Book, Published: 2003-05, Studio: Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Sales rank: 2216427.
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The Lost Light (2003)
EN PB USISBN: 9781888285215 bzw. 1888285214, in Englisch, Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, HPB-Emerald [65445109], Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Item may show signs of shelf wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. Includes supplemental or companion materials if applicable. Access codes may or may not work. Connecting readers since 1972. Customer service is our top priority.
Item may show signs of shelf wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. Includes supplemental or companion materials if applicable. Access codes may or may not work. Connecting readers since 1972. Customer service is our top priority.
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The Lost Light (2003)
EN PB USISBN: 9781888285215 bzw. 1888285214, in Englisch, Looking Glass Productions, Inc, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, HPB-Diamond [65445012], Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Item may show signs of shelf wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. Includes supplemental or companion materials if applicable. Access codes may or may not work. Connecting readers since 1972. Customer service is our top priority.
Item may show signs of shelf wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. Includes supplemental or companion materials if applicable. Access codes may or may not work. Connecting readers since 1972. Customer service is our top priority.
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The Lost Light: The Mystery of the Missing Cape Hatteras Fresnel Lens : A Civil War History of Extinguished Southern Sentinels and Hidden Lighthouse Lenses
EN PB USISBN: 9781888285215 bzw. 1888285214, in Englisch, Looking Glass Productions, Incorporated, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Free shipping.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Second City [63477172], Aurora, IL, U.S.A.
Ex-Library Book - will contain Library Markings. Very good condition - book only shows a small amount of wear.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Second City [63477172], Aurora, IL, U.S.A.
Ex-Library Book - will contain Library Markings. Very good condition - book only shows a small amount of wear.
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