{"product_id":"the-lighthouse-stevensons","title":"The Lighthouse Stevensons","description":"For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later. In this engrossing book, Bella Bathhurst reveals that the Stevensons not only supervised the construction of the lighthouses under often desperate conditions but also perfected a design of precisely chiseled interlocking granite blocks that would withstand the enormous waves that batter these stone pillars. The same Stevensons also developed the lamps and lenses of the lights themselves, which \"sent a gleam across the wave\" and prevented countless ships from being lost at sea.\n\nWhile it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that brought fame to the family name, this mesmerizing account shows how his extraordinary ancestors changed the shape of the Scotland coast-against incredible odds and with remarkable technical ingenuity.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060932260\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0060932260.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Publishers Ltd., HarperCollins|Bathurst, Bella\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41447071809594,"sku":"DBV.0060932260.G","price":5.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0060932260-0.jpg?v=1780721968","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-lighthouse-stevensons","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}