American Lighthouses

A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures, Fourth Edition

Bruce Roberts and Cheryl Shelton-Roberts

For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past.

American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of over 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them.

Globe Pequot

Pages: 368 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-4700-0 • Paperback • February 2020 • $26.95 • (£19.99)

978-1-4930-4701-7 • eBook • February 2020 • $25.50 • (£19.99)

Subjects: Travel / United States / General, Architecture / Historic Preservation / General, Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest

American Lighthouses

A Comprehensive Guide To Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures, Fourth Edition

Paperback

eBook

Summary

For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past.

American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of over 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them.

Details

Globe Pequot

Pages: 368 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-4700-0 • Paperback • February 2020 • $26.95 • (£19.99)

978-1-4930-4701-7 • eBook • February 2020 • $25.50 • (£19.99)

Subjects: Travel / United States / General, Architecture / Historic Preservation / General, Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest

Author

Bruce Roberts is a photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Sports Illustrated, and Time-Life Books. Cheryl Shelton-Roberts is a lighthouse historian who has collected hundreds of stories about lighthouses and their keepers.