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OverviewSince 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. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms and two wars. But perhaps the gravest threat the structure faced in recent history was the erosion of several hundred yards of beach that once stood between it and the ocean. As powerful tides and rising sea levels increasingly endangered the lighthouse's future, North Carolinians debated fiercely over how best to save it, eventually deciding on a controversial plan to move the beacon inland to safety. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dawson Carr (Associate Curator of Paintings)Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Imprint: University of North Carolina Press ISBN: 9781469606453ISBN 10: 1469606453 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 September 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews[Carr] has wisely reminded us that we have a common heritage, a shared purpose, and a reason, however tenuous, for being in this particular place at this particular time. He has written a meticulously researched, enlightening, and agreeably written history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. -- The Pilot (Southern Pines, NC) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |