Part of the Lighthouse Treasury Series, this volume explores Massachusetts lighthouses.

 

Our fascination with lighthouses didn't end when most of them were automated in the latter half of the twentieth century. Majestic, proud, and solitary, they still inspire us as beacons of hope and unique architectural features of the craggy New England coastline. But perhaps it is not their physical presence that most inspires us. Perhaps it is the spirit of the past that still inhabits them.

In his “Lighthouse Treasury” series, New England's leading lighthouse authority, Jeremy D'Entremont, focuses on the human side of lighthouse history, telling the tales of the courageous keepers, male and female, and their families who kept the beacons burning, braved ferocious storms, and saved hundreds of lives in the days when shipwrecks were commonplace. In The Lighthouses of Massachusetts, D'Entremont continues his definitive series, narrating the histories of more than sixty lights from Buzzards Bay to Newburyport.

 

Softcover. 8.5"x5.5", 466pgs