LIGHTHOUSES
Forgotten Beacons
Hornberger & Turbyville
hardcover
134 pages
1-885457-16-2
33.95

Now available in a lovely keepsake hardcover format, this is the story of the Lighthouse Service, the early Coast Guard, the diversity of structures, the keepers, and the ships long gone from the Chesapeake Bay.


Lighthouses
hardcover
128 pages
9780762407804
4.95

Packing a lot of charm into its 3 x 3” size, this miniature celebration of lighthouses offers color photos, trivia and history, plus a metallic lighthouse bookmark.


Lighthouses for Kids
Katherine L. House
trade paper
9781556527203
128 pages
14.95

Start them out young in their lighthouse appreciation with the help of this cool book. Lots of photos and 21 fun activities bring the history and lore of the lights home.


Lighthouses of Maryland and Virginia
Robert Trapani Jr.
trade paper
176 pages
1890690171
11.95

Here are pictures and stories of twenty Mid-Atlantic lighthouses including legends, history, ghost tales and shipwrecks.


Lighthouses of New Jersey and Delaware
Bob Trapani, Jr.
trade paper
128 pages
1890690155
11.95
 
Shipwrecks and storms and even a ghost story or two are captured in this coastal history spotlighting twenty New Jersey and Delaware lighthouses from Sandy Hook to Cape May and from Fenwick Island through the Delaware Bay. The author works full-time as a lighthouse preservationist.


Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast
DeWire and Johnson
hardcover
160 pages
0-89658-570-0
29.95

This is one of our new favorites, with gorgeous color photographs capturing the allure of lighthouses in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia as well as New York and New Jersey. A must for the library of any lighthouse fancier.


Lighthouses of the South
Elinor De Wire and Daniel E. Dempster
hardcover
160 pages
0-89658-603-0
29.95

Stalwart, resilient, and a little lonely, these sentinels from another era continue to fascinate. Here are wonderful color photographs of lighthouses in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.


Lighting the Bay
Pat Vojtech
hardcover
194 pages
0-87033-466-2
34.95

The dramatic and difficult job of lighting the Chesapeake is captured here in striking color photographs, creating an intimate portrait.


Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses
2nd ed

Roberts & Jones
trade paper
9780762730421
104 pages
19.95

Here is a fascinating guide to lighthouses form the Hudson River to the Chesapeake Bay, with directions to each light, details on access, visiting hours and boat tours. Go to the light.


Out of Harm's Way
Booher & Ezell
hardcover
123 pages
1-885457-15-4
NOW AVAILABLE AT A GREAT REDUCED PRICE
5.98

Threatened by the ever-changing Atlantic coastline, the historic Cape Hatteras Light was a prime candidate for a move. The incredible engineering feat of moving the lighthouse is chronicled here in full-color photographs and informative text.


Pinpoint Guide to South Atlantic Lighthouses
map folded laminated
1-57587077-0
3.98

Handy weather-proof format covers lighthouses in NC/SC and GA.