Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone Lighthouse by Adam Hart-Davis, Emily T. Troscianko

Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone Lighthouse

Adam Hart-Davis, Emily T. Troscianko

208 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
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On 26 November 1703, during the worst storm that Britain had ever seen, Henry Winstanley died in his pioneering lighthouse as it was blown apart. He had defied incredible odds to build the first Eddystone Lighthouse in 1698, saving the lives of ma...

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