100 Best Lighthouse Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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The Light Between Oceans

M. L. Stedman

5.0

A captivating, beautiful, and stunningly accomplished debut novel that opens in 1918 Australia - the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who make one devastating choice that forever changes two worlds.

Australia, 1926. After four harrowing years fighting on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns home to take a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day's journey from th

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Hello Lighthouse

Sophie Blackall

4.5

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside.

Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp's wick, and writes every detail in his logbook.

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The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

Hildegarde H. Swift, Lynd Ward

4.4

On the Manhattan bank of the Hudson River, a small lighthouse--made of steel and painted bright red--proudly protects boats with his faithful beam. One day a great expanse of gray steel, which also shines a bright light into the fog and darkness, is built over it. The little red lighthouse feels insignificant and useless in comparison but soon learns that . . . small can be mighty!

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One Man's Art (The MacGregors, #4)

Nora Roberts

4.3

A MacGregor classic from "America's favorite writer" ("The New Yorker").
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Cartoonist Grant Campbell has shunned the outside world, preferring to live and work alone--until a storm brings artist Genevieve Grandeau to the door of his lighthouse. Gruff and guarded, he offers her shelter for one night, never expecting how the glamorous beauty will affect the rest

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Galaxies and Oceans

N.R. Walker, Joel Leslie, et al

4.3

Seizing his one chance to escape, Ethan Hosking leaves his violent ex-boyfriend, leaves his entire life, and walks into the path of a raging bushfire. Desperate to start over, a new man named Aubrey Hobbs walks out of the fire-ravaged forest, alive and alone. With no ID and no money, nothing but his grandfather’s telescope, he goes where the Southern Cross leads him.

Patrick Carney is the resident

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New England Views: Coastal Massachusetts

Mark Kanegis

4.3

New England Views: Coastal Massachusetts is a collection of stunning imagery that defines the characteristics of the region including the seascapes, landscapes, majestic lighthouses, cascading waterfalls, beaches, and harbors filled with fishing boats. The images are a colorful blend of people, places, and seasons that create a tapestry that is uniquely New England.

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Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

Debra Baldwin Lighthouse Digest Magazine

4.3

Built in 1880, Oregon's Tillamook Rock Lighthouse has had the most notorious reputation of any lighthouse on the Pacific Coast of the United States. Fierce storms regularly catapulted huge boulders through the lantern, with waves that broke over its 136-foot height earning it the modern nickname "Terrible Tilly." It has been described as a pint-sized Alcatraz, and many keepers could not stand its

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Lighthouses of America

Tom Beard

4.3

A spectacular collection of America's most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation's first public-works project in 1789 and established the United States as a maritime world power by making ports safe for navigation. These structures--many sti

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New England Then and Now®

Derek Strahan

4.3

Vintage photos from 100 years ago are paired with the same viewpoint photographed today. Despite the lapse of a century, these classic locations have been beautifully preserved and have been photographed at the onset of Fall. Includes: Hartford, New Haven, Yale, Bar Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, Kennebunkport, Portland, Wiscasset, Old Orchard, Boston, Cambridge, Harvard, Marblehead, Rockport, Salem,

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Breath and Bone (Lighthouse, #2)

Carol Berg

4.3

As the land of Navronne sinks deeper into civil war and perilous winter, everyone wants to get their hands on the rebellious sorcerer Valen -a murderous priestess, a prince who steals dead men's eyes, and even the Danae guardians, whose magic nurtures the earth and whose attention could prove the most costly of all.

Addicted to an enchantment that turns pain into pleasure -and bound by oaths he ref

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Lighthouses of the Carolinas for Kids

Terrance Zepke

4.3

• What lighthouse is the farthest north in North Carolina?

• Is the Bodie Island Lighthouse on an island?

• What’s a shoal and why is it dangerous for ships?

• What pirate used to hide out on Ocracoke Island?

• Which South Carolina lighthouse is called “The Leaning Lighthouse”?

• What lighthouse was the last one built in South Carolina?

• What North Carolina lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Ameri

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The Lightkeeper

Susan Wiggs

4.3

When his pregnant wife dies in a shipwreck, Jesse Morgan gives up his wealth and place in Seattle society. He relegates himself to a tiny community where he dedicates his life to protecting others from the ocean. As keeper of a remote lighthouse along a dangerous coast in the Pacific Northwest, Jesse rejects all social contact so that he can brood about his loss. When the sea tosses up a beautiful

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Vinalhaven Island's Maritime Industries (Images of America: Maine)

Cynthia Burns Martin

4.3

Vinalhaven Island has been the home port of a productive commercial fishing fleet for over 200 years. By 1819, Vinalhaven vessels were fishing for cod and herring from Seal Island all the way to Labrador waters. By 1878, Carver's Harbor was lined with docks, fishhouses, a sail loft, a net factory, and the Lane & Libby fish plant. Throughout the 19th century, boats brought bait, salt, and supplies

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Lighthouse (St. Simons Trilogy, #1)

Eugenia Price

4.3

A compelling, vibrant saga of conflict, love, and a young man's search to fulfill his dreams.

In this enthralling first novel of the St. Simons Trilogy, Eugenia Price shares the compelling story of James Gould, a young man with a passionate dream. Raised in post-Revolution Granville, Massachusetts, Gould could only imagine the beauty and warmth of lands to the south. It was there that he longed to

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Point Arena Lighthouse (Images of America: California)

Merita S. Whatley

4.3

The low rumbles of the fog signal and flashing beam of light from the powerful lens have guided mariners away from the perilous waters surrounding Point Arena Lighthouse since 1870. After the great earthquake in 1906 and the rebuilding of the tower in 1908, Point Arena’s navigational aids continued to warn ships away from the peninsula off Northern California’s Pacific coastline. The original towe

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Maine: A Keepsake

Antelo Devereux Jr.

4.3

This small but photo-heavy book's 90 images showcase Maine's natural splendors, historic sites, wonderful people . . . and, of course, lobsters! Take a journey across the picturesque and historically rich state of Maine, from the Atlantic coast to inland locales, with this hand-sized memento that showcases the state's varied wonders. Images spotlight Maine's mountains for climbing and skiing, rive

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The Lightkeeper's Daughters

Jean E. Pendziwol

4.3

Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth's eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family—a past that suddenly becomes all too present when her late father's journals are found amid the ruins of an old shipwreck.

With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing commun

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Lighthouses of North America

Al Mitchell

4.3

Lighthouses of America is a celebration of soaring brick towers, glittering lenses, steamships and windjammers, deadly storms and dramatic rescues, tough men and dedicated women--all of them a part of America's rich maritime heritage.

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The 40 Most Beautiful Lighthouses in the World: A full color picture book for Seniors with Alzheimer's or Dementia (Vibrant Wonders Picture Books)

Blue Clover Books

4.2

Would you like your loved one to interact with a brief but beautiful 40-page picture book?Many families want a picture book that is easy to handle, and contains age-appropriate content for the adult they're caring for. That's why we created our series. This little book contains 40 color pictures, chosen and arranged for seniors who enjoy casually flipping through brief and easy-to-follow photos fr

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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie (On My Own History)

Peter Roop, Connie, Peter E. Hanson

4.2

In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.

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Dry Tortugas: Stronghold of Nature (Florida Humanities Partnership Publications)

Ian Wilson-Navarro

4.2

Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Visual ArtsRare photographs that capture the beauty of a unique ecological treasureAn immersive journey into the stunning beauty, rich biodiversity, and fragile ecosystems of Dry Tortugas National Park, this book combines captivating photographs with insightful narratives to highlight a remote archipelago that has profound ecological significance.Accessible only

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The Spook in the Stacks (Lighthouse Library Mystery, #4)

Eva Gates

4.2

Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body.

Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. Unfortunately,

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Hearts Made Whole (Beacons of Hope, #2)

Jody Hedlund

4.2

After her father’s death, Caroline Taylor has grown confident running the Windmill Point Lighthouse. But in 1865 Michigan, women aren’t supposed to have such roles, so it’s only a matter of time before the lighthouse inspector appoints a new keeper–even though Caroline has nowhere else to go and no other job available to her.

Ryan Chambers is a Civil War veteran still haunted by the horrors of batt

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The Great Lighthouses of Ireland

David O'Hare

4.2

A collection of striking images and fascinating stories about the lighthouses around Ireland’s coast and the extraordinary men and women who lived and worked in them.The Great Lighthouses of Ireland is a collection of striking images and fascinating stories about the lighthouses around Ireland’s coast and the extraordinary men and women who lived and worked in them.The book, published to accompany

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Mendocino Coast Through Time (America Through Time)

Tammy Durston

4.2

A visual history of Mendocino Coast, from its rich past to its present-day allure.The Mendocino Coast is known for its breathtaking beauty. Jagged cliffs surround pristine beaches. Giant redwoods follow the coastline. It’s no surprise that many movies have been filmed here. Artists have been consistently drawn to the area, as well as outdoor enthusiasts. Fishing, kayaking, and cycling down Highway

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The Wicked Deep

Shea Ernshaw

4.2

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow…

Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town.

Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them unde

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The Lighthouse Family Paperback Collection: The Storm; The Whale; The Eagle; The Turtle; The Octopus; The Otter; The Sea Lion; The Bear

Cynthia Rylant and Preston McDaniels

4.2

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life with all eight adventures in the Lighthouse Family series, now available together in a beautiful boxed set.

This boxed set, containing all eight books in the beloved Lighthouse Family series, is the perfect introduction to Seabold the dog, Pandora the cat, and their three adopted mouse ch

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A Traveler's Guide to 116 Michigan Lighthouses

Laurie Penrose

4.2

The only guide to Michigan lighthouses that includes maps and directions. Includes a photo of each light, plus concise text that combines color description, fascinating history, and practical advice. A must-have resource.

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The Night Mark

Tiffany Reis

4.2

She has nothing to live for in the present, but finds there's something worth dying for in the past.

From Tiffany Reisz, the international bestselling storyteller behind The Bourbon Thief and The Original Sinners series, comes an enthralling new novel about a woman swept away by the tides who awakens to find herself in 1921, reunited with the husband she's been mourning for four years. Fans of Kat

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Los Angeles: For the Curious Traveler

Andrea Richards

4.2

Welcome to Los Angeles, a city racing toward the future.In 2028, Los Angeles will once again become the stage for the Olympic Games, an event that transforms the city into a crossroads of cultures, sports, and emotions. If you're visiting Los Angeles for the first time, get ready for a truly unique experience: sun-drenched beaches, iconic hills, and vibrant neighborhoods await you. Explore landmar

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Lighthousekeeping

Jeanette Winterson

4.2

Lighthousekeeping tells the tale of Silver ("My mother called me Silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate."), an orphaned girl who is taken in by blind Mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of a lighthouse on the Scottish coast. Pew tells Silver stories of Babel Dark, a nineteenth-century clergyman. Dark lived two lives: a public one mired in darkness and deceit and a priv

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The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses: History - Legend - Lore - Design - Technology - Romance

Michael J. Rhein

4.2

The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores—and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings—has captivated our collective imagination. More than simply picturesque, the lighthouse has become an enduring symbol of salvation, fortitude, and heroic folklore. The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a comprehensive and fascinating work, where you’ll discover.

- Profiles of every kind

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Reading Up a Storm (Lighthouse Library Mystery #3)

Eva Gates

4.2

The national bestselling author of Booked for Trouble returns with another charming mystery set in the most literary lighthouse in North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Misfortune blows into North Carolina’s Outer Banks when a dead body in a boat on the shore leaves local librarian Lucy Richardson racing to solve a strange new mystery....

After a successful party at Bodie Island’s Lighthouse Library, libr

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Adult Coloring Book: Beach Vacation: Fun and Relaxing Seashore Designs

Art and Color Press

4.2

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Maine Lighthouses: A Pictorial Guide

Courtney Thompson

4.2

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The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh #13)

P. D. James

4.2

Combe Island off the Cornish coast offers respite to over-stressed high authorities who require privacy and security. But demanding author Nathan Oliver is found strangled and hanging from the renovated lighthouse. Investigator Adam Dagliesh, his inspector Kate Miskin, and sergeant Francis Benton are all pre-occupied with their personal and love lives. The first victim was thoroughly disliked by v

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St. George Reef Lighthouse (Images of America: California)

Guy Towers

4.2

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Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio

Ed Wargin

4.2

The many moods of Michigan's majestic sentinels are brought to life by the amazing images in Ed Wargin's Legends of Light. Wargin, one of the region's most talented photographers, has been busy shooting Michigan lighthouses, trying to capture each in a manner that exudes the unique character of our most popular lakeshore monuments. By land, air, and sea Wargin takes you on a personal tour of his f

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Forever Mine

Linsey Lanie

4.2

Their love was fated . . .

A mail-order bride from Cincinnati, Ariah Scott traveled all the way to Oregon to marry one man, only to lose her heart to another. What will become of her now? Ever since her father died at the hands of a vengeful relative, Ariah's life has been shadowed by dark secrets. And now her forbidden desire for Bartholomew Noon fills her with uncertainty -- and a secret longing

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The Octopus

Cynthia Rylant and Preston McDaniels

4.2

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the fifth book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family explores the shore with an octopus friend.

Every once in a while, a full moon shines over the lighthouse and causes the tide to recede. For Cloe the octopus, this turns out to be a wonderful opportunity to explore the

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The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses: History, Legend, Lore, Design, Technology, Romance

Samuel Willard Compton

4.2

The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores - and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings - has captivated our collective imagination. More than simply picturesque, the lighthouse has become an enduring symbol of salvation, fortitude, and heroic folklore. The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a panoramic, lavishly illustrated history of these legendary buildings and celebra

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Point of Direction

Rachel Weaver

4.2

Hitchhiking her way through Alaska, a young woman named Anna is picked up by Kyle, a fisherman. Anna and Kyle quickly fall for each other, as they are both adventurous, fiercely independent, and in love with the raw beauty and solitude of Alaska. To cement their relationship, they agree to become caretakers of a remote lighthouse perched on a small rock in the middle of a deep channel—a place that

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By Book or By Crook (Lighthouse Library Mystery #1)

Eva Gate

4.2

Get bound up in murder in the first Lighthouse Library mystery!

For ten years Lucy has enjoyed her job poring over rare tomes of literature for the Harvard Library, but she has not enjoyed the demands of her family’s social whorl or her sort-of-engagement to the staid son of her father’s law partner. But when her ten-year relationship implodes, Lucy realizes that the plot of her life is in need of

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The Last Monk of the Strofades: Memories from an Unknown Greek Island

Robert A. McCabe

4.2

The story, in photographs, of the last caretaker of the ancient monastery on the remote, windswept Strofades islands--an architectural and historical treasure now in danger of destruction

The Strofades: two small, flat, windswept islands rising out of the Ionian Sea, known to the ancient Greeks as the home of the terrible Harpies, and to most modern Greeks simply unknown. On the larger of the two i

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Haunted Maine Lighthouses

Taryn Plumb

4.2

What is it about lighthouses that make them bastions of spiritual activity? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless vulnerable, protecting lives yet isolated and remote. Unforgiving of human frailty, these outposts inevitably become the settings for tragedy--and for the spirits that linger on at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, their obsessions.
With its incessant

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Murder Checks Inn (Lighthouse Inn Mystery #3)

Tim Myers

4.2

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Adult Color by Numbers Coloring Book of Lighthouses: Lighthouse Color by Number Book for Adults with Lighthouses from Around the World, Scenic Views, Beach Scenes and More for Stress Relief and Relaxation

ZenMaster Coloring Books

4.2

This color by numbers book for adults is filled with stunning lighthouse scenes from around the world. Mountains, oceans, beach scenes, tropical lighthouses, and arctic lighthouses, this book has it all. This therapeutic coloring book is the ideal way to relieve stress and relax. So sit back, relax, and color!

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Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast (Images of America: Oregon)

David Pinyerd

4.2

The Oregon Coast has been the site of shipwrecks even before Lewis and Clark s arrival in 1805. Even as the population grew, the federal government let the Oregon Coast go unguarded by lighthouses and lifesavers for decades. Economic and political pressures finally forced the government to build the first Oregon lighthouse in 1857 at the Umpqua River. The LifeSaving Service followed in 1878 with a

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Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1)

Karina Halle

4.2

There’s always been something a bit off about Perry Palomino. Though she’s been dealing with a quarter-life crisis and post-college syndrome like any other twenty-something, she’s still not what you would call “ordinary.” For one thing, there’s her past which she likes to pretend never happened, and then there’s the fact that she sees ghosts.

Luckily for her, that all comes in handy when she stumb

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Oregon Coast

Barbara Tricarico

4.1

Stunning photography of the untamed Oregon coastline from 30 fine-art photographers who capture both remote scenes and iconic destinations Seals, sea stacks, whales, and whitewater—Oregon has 360 miles of some of the most untamed coastline in the world. From north to south, more than 30 fine-art photographers capture its best attributes and outdoor activities. Sumptuous images include the towering

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Trinidad (Images of America: California)

Dione F. Armand

4.1

When Spanish explorers turned their ships north in the summer of 1775, they were searching for new territory for the Spanish crown. Nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco, they found safe harbor in a small but beautiful bay they called Trinidad. The Spaniards erected a large cross on Trinidad Head and left the Bay of Trinidad prominently marked on maps of what would become the fledgling state of

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The Ridge

Michael Koryta

4.1

In an isolated stretch of eastern Kentucky, on a hilltop known as Blade Ridge, stands a lighthouse that illuminates nothing but the surrounding woods. For years the lighthouse has been considered no more than an eccentric local landmark-until its builder is found dead at the top of the light, and his belongings reveal a troubling local history.

For deputy sheriff Kevin Kimble, the lighthouse-keeper

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Wave-Swept Lighthouses of New England

Jeremy D’Entremont

4.1

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Lighthouses: A Pictorial History of Lighthouses Around the World

Leo Marriott

4.1

A ;ictorial survey of the world's greatest standing lighthouses reveals their historical and geographical import as guideposts and warning lights during the age of shipping.

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Wisconsin Lighthouses: A Photographic and Historical Guide, Revised Edition

Ken Wardius

4.1

“Lighthouses are a reflection of the human spirit and a mirror to our past.”—from the Introduction

No symbol is more synonymous with Wisconsin’s rich maritime traditions than the lighthouse. These historic beacons conjure myriad notions of a bygone era: romance, loneliness, and dependability; dedicated keepers manning the lights; eerie tales of haunted structures and ghosts of past keepers; mariner

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The Lighthouse Stevensons: The extraordinary story of the building of the Scottish lighthouses by the ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson

Bella Bathurst

4.1

I for one had no idea that the 14 lighthouses dotting the Scottish coast were all built by the same Stevenson family that produced Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland's most famous novelist. But Bella Bathurst throws a powerful, revolving light into the darkness of this historical tradition.

Robert Louis was a sickly fellow, and - unlike the rest of his strong-willed, determined family - certainly no

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Chatham (Images of America: Massachusetts)

Janet M. Daly

4.1

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The Lighthouse Handbook: West Coast

Jeremy D'Entremont

4.1

The perfect companion for lighthouse buffs, this comprehensible and travel-friendly full-color field guide covers over 150 lighthouses on the West Coast, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada!

For centuries the lighthouses of the West Coast have played a key role in the maritime history and lore of the nation. From majestic structures to the smallest treasure, these beacons have guided ships safely

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North American Lighthouses Coloring Book

John Batchelor

4.1

Forty drawings of Cape Hatteras, Montauk Point, Cape Canaveral, Quoddy Head, Point Reyes, and many other lighthouses. Captions.

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Flesh and Spirit (Lighthouse, #1)

Carol Berg

4.1

The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent years trying to escape the life ordained for him. His own mother predicted how he would meet his doom-and her divination is nearly fulfilled when he winds up half-dead, addicted to an enchantment that converts pain to pleasure and possessing only a stolen book of maps. Offered sanctuary in a nearby monastery

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Skylarking

Kate Mildenhall

4.1

Kate and Harriet are best friends, growing up together on an isolated Australian cape in the 1880s. As daughters of the lighthouse keepers, the two girls share everything, until a fisherman, McPhail, arrives in their small community. When Kate witnesses the desire that flares between him and Harriet, she is torn by her feelings of envy and longing. But one moment in McPhail’s hut will change the c

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True Richmond Stories: Historic Tales from Virginia's Capital (American Chronicles)

Harry Kollatz Jr.

4.1

Scene of Patrick Henry's "give me liberty or give me death" speech, Richmond pulses with history. Since 1992, Richmond magazine columnist Harry Kollatz Jr. has recorded the city's heritage in "Flashback." This collection of Kollatz's most entertaining columns will delight all who love the River City.

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Pacific Coast Highway in California

Carina Monica Montoya

4.1

More commonly known as Pacific Coast Highway, State Route 1 ribbons along or near the Pacific Ocean from Northern California at Leggett in Mendocino down to Southern California at San Juan Capistrano in Orange County. Its construction began in 1913 and was done incrementally, largely because of funding issues, shortage of labor, legal challenges, deep canyons, steep mountains, solid rock, and unst

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Wind Point Lighthouse (Images of America: Wisconsin)

Barb Wardius

4.1

Several lighthouses have called Racine home, but none is more synonymous with the nautical heritage of the "Belle City" than Wind Point. Always a beehive of activity, the Wind Point Lighthouse is one of the larger lighthouse complexes on the Great Lakes, and a hardworking keeper, two assistants, and their families made their livelihood here. For over 125 years, the tall stately tower has faithfull

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Lighthouses of the Carolinas

Terrance Zepke

4.1

Eighteen lighthouses still stand in the Carolinas, from Currituck Lighthouse near the Virginia border down to Haig Point Lighthouse near the border with Georgia. Author Zepke tells how they were built and how they have weathered hurricanes, erosion, and neglect. Some are open to visitors; others can be seen from the coast or on a passing boat. In this second edition, all the travel guide informati

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Guarding New Jersey's Shore: Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations (Images of America: New Jersey)

David Veasey

4.1

From the seventeenth to the twentieth century, New Jersey's low-lying, sandy coast has been the site of thousands of shipwrecks as ships bound for New York City or Philadelphia foundered on its offshore shoals. As coastal and international trade dramatically increased after the War of 1812, the federal government was forced to increase safety aids to mariners. To ensure their safe passage, a serie

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Haunted Portsmouth: Spirits and Shadows of the Past (Haunted America)

Roxie J. Zwicker

4.1

A tour of Portsmouth's back alleys and docksides, filled with the lingering whispers and memories of generations long dead. Venture through the haunted past and present of Portsmouth, New Hampshire if you dare. Before Portsmouth was a charming seaside community, it was a rough-and-tumble seaport. Hear phantom footsteps in the Point of Pines Burial Ground and mysterious voices at the Portsmouth Har

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Caspian Finds a Friend

Jacqueline Veissid, Merrilees Brown

4.1

Caspian Finds a Friend is an imaginative picture book about how the power to change our world lies within ourselves.

Caspian lives in a lighthouse surrounded by a cold gray-blue sea—every day, he watches, wishing for a friend, but no one comes. So, Caspian decides that wishing is not enough.

What follows is a friendship story between a boy and a bear that is tender, warm, and perfect for gift-giving

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The Light at Tern Rock

Julia L. Sauer, George Schreiber

4.1

Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation. Ronnie loves living in the lighthouse, and looks forward to telling his family about it at Christmas. But will lighthouse keeper Byron Flagg return in time for Ronnie and Aunt Martha to make it home for Christmas? A Newbery Honor Book.

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Murder at the Lighthouse (Exham on Sea Mysteries #1)

Frances Evesham

4.1

What would you do if you found a body under a lighthouse? If you love cosy crime, classic murder mysteries, clever animals and cake, try Murder at the Lighthouse, a small town crime story set in Exham on Sea, in Somerset. Newcomer Libby Forest, recovering from a disastrous marriage and seeking a new life baking cakes and making chocolates in the town, finds a body under the seaside town's iconic n

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Booked for Murder (Lighthouse Inn Mystery #5)

Tim Myers

4.1

The Agatha Award-nominated series continues--featuring Alex Winston and his inland lighthouse getaway. When a cursed gem disappears--and dead bodies appear--Alex must stop a killer and save his beloved inn before the next life claimed is his.

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Hudson (Images of America: New York)

Lisa LaMonica

4.1

Hudson, with its scarlet past, is still intriguing in many ways. It is the new go-to destination being discovered by tourists, chefs, world-famous artists and celebrities, motion pictures, and major magazines. Visitors say there is a palpable vibe of creative energy. Home to the largest number of self-employed people in New York, Hudson is a unique city where one can start their own business and n

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Door County Tales: Shipwrecks, Cherries and Goats on the Roof

Gayle Soucek

4.1

Befitting its role as Wisconsin's thumb, Door County has its own unique pulse. It is the "Door of the Dead," which some historians blame for more shipwrecks than any other body of freshwater in the world.

It is also the idyllic paradise "north of the tension line," that sends many unsuspecting tourists spiraling into an addiction that lands them in a summer home. The variety of nature's splendors a

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The Ultimate Guide To East Michigan Lighthouses

Jerry Roach and Sarah Thomas

4.1

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Bansemer's Book of Carolina and Georgia Lighthouses

Roger Bansemer

4.1

-- Written and fully illustrated in the same engaging style as the very popular Bansemer's Book of Florida Lighthouses
-- The artist/author traveled to each lighthouse along the Carolina and Georgia coasts and faithfully recorded each light's visual splendor and detail
-- The only book showing how each lighthouse looks today
-- Intertwines history with local legends and folklore
-- These lighthouses r

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Highlands, New Jersey (Making of America)

John P. King

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Lighthouses of the Bay Area (Images of America: California)

Betty S. Veronico

4.1

The 1848 discovery of gold in the hills of California brought prospectors and adventurers west; many came across the country on the treacherous western trails, while others came by sea. The rugged coast of California and the dangers of the San Francisco Bay waters claimed many ships and their passengers. The loss of these ships and the ever-increasing number of vessels converging in the San Franci

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The Eagle (The Lighthouse Family, #3)

Cynthia Rylant and Preston McDaniels

4.1

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the third book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family discovers the beauty of the forest.

In a lighthouse by the ocean, Seabold, a dog, and Pandora, a cat, live with their three little mice children, Whistler, Lila, and Tiny. One day, Lila and Whistler decide they want to

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Lighthouses of New England

Donald W. Davidson

4.1

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Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan (Images of America: Michigan)

Wil O'Connell

4.1

From the Straits of Mackinac to the Detroit River, Images of America: Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan reveals intriguing stories of lighthouses and the people who depended on them. Readers will enjoy discovering what happened when a large ship fell 20 feet over one of the Soo Locks and the captain commented, "Good-bye Old World," as well as of a persistent ghost that caused havoc with the Coast Gu

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Northport

Teresa Reid

4.1

From bungalows along the coves to the magnificent Victorian houses along Bayview Avenue, Northport truly provides "Images of America."

Once known as Great Cow Harbor, the area that is now Northport grew from a rural farming and fishing village into an industrial hub. Shipyards dominated the harbor's shoreline, while brickworks and sand mines provided building materials for New York City's skyscrape

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Ghosts of the Treasure Coast

Patrick S. Mesmer

4.1

The Treasure Coast is such a popular destination that some choose to never leave. From the spirits of ancient Indians who once inhabited the beaches to the pirates who spied for passing victims from the safety of the inlets and coves, the region is infused with eerie, tragic history. A phantom widow keeps watch from the Boston House window for men long ago lost at sea. Spirits of the victims of a

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Lighthouses Color by Number Adult Coloring Book: Beautiful Ocean Views and Beach Scenes for Stress Relief and Relaxation (Fun Adult Color By Number Coloring)

Color Questopia

4.1

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Lighthouses of the Ventura Coast (Images of America: California)

Rose Castro-Bran

4.1

The Ventura County coast has been illuminated for more than a century by three distinctive lighthouses, united in their mission of warning mariners of coastal hazards and guiding ships to safe passage. Port Hueneme's original 1874 Victorian Stick Style lighthouse stood sentry until it was replaced in 1940 by the still-standing art moderne structure, which guards the only deepwater port on the Cali

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A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 (Dear America)

Karen Hesse

4.1

Thursday, February 28, 1861
P. Cloudy. Wind N.W. Fresh
Mr.Lincoln has arrived at last in Washington....
In one week, he inherits the trouble of this great, unhappy country. In one week, the responsibility will be his--whether we come together again a Union,or fall entirely to pieces. And here we sit, in Delaware, on the border between North and South, half the state hauling slaves, half the state op

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The World's Greatest Lighthouses

Annamaria Mariotti

4.1

Escape into these spectacular color photographs of more than 50 of the world's most beautiful lighthouses. They hail from North American shores such as the Outer Banks, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, and the California and Oregon coasts, as well as throughout the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the South Pacific, Asian waters, and the Caribbean.This book is dedicated to the lighthouses of history, legends, f

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The Enchanted Forest: Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park

Janet Kusterer

4.1

Rediscover the magic of the Enchanted Forest in this history of Maryland's Storybook Park, the first children's theme park on the East Coast.

The history of the Enchanted Forest is one of magical beginnings. When it first opened in 1955, Ellicott City's storybook land became the first children's theme park on the East Coast. Young visitors could climb aboard rides like the Little Toot tugboat, Moth

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Christmas on Nantucket

Leslie Linsley

4.1

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Dauntless

Phoenix Lab

4.0

Joe Nesmith leads a peaceful life as the lighthouse keeper on Dauntless Island, a small island off the coast of Australia where the occupants are proud of their mutinous history and have very long memories.

When graduate student Eddie Hawthorne comes to Dauntless, he brings with him a historical diary that might just throw everything the islanders have ever believed into disarray—and one of them mi

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Lighthouses of the World Coloring Book

John Batchelor

4.0

Ready-to-color illustrations of 30 authentic sentinels by the sea include accurate depictions of the ancient Pharos light in Alexandria, Egypt (one of the Seven Wonders of the World); a 2,000-year-old Roman lighthouse in England; an early 18th century pillared construction in Riga, Latvia; and 27 other sturdy structures. Captions cite location and historical data.

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Lighthouses of France: The Monuments and their Keepers

Rene Gast

4.0

Lighthouses are an icon of a simpler, more romantic era, which partly explains why they are so wellloved today. Unlike many other countries, France has resisted the trend toward total automation, and in many small ports and seaside towns, the lighthouse keeper is still a wellknown and respected figure. World renowned lighthouse photographer Jean Guichard's famously dramatic photographs of storms a

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The Haunted Lighthouse (Jack Jones)

Zander Bingham

4.0

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Voyage to the Pharos

Sarah Gauch, Roger Roth

4.0

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The Edge of the Earth

Christina Schwarz

4.0

From the author of Drowning Ruth, a haunting, atmospheric novel set at the closing of the frontier about a young wife who moves to a far-flung and forbidding lighthouse where she uncovers a life-changing secret.

Trudy is a polished, college-educated young woman from a respectable upper middle-class family, and it’s only a matter of time before she’ll marry Ernst, the son of her parents’ closest fr

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Historic Haunts of Long Island: Ghosts and Legends from the Gold Coast to Montauk Point (Haunted America)

Kerriann Flanagan Brosky

4.0

Take a ghostly journey through Long Island’s history, from Native American legends and beyond. Ghosts lurk at the Execution Rocks Lighthouse, where Revolutionary War Patriots were brutally tortured and killed by the British during the Battle of Long Island. Popular gathering places have otherworldly tenants, including Bayport’s Grey Horse Tavern and the Cutchogue Village Green, where several old b

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Goldfish Ghost

Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown

4.0

Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boy's room. The boy's room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend.

He floats over the neighborhood, past the pier, and let the breeze carry him into town where he discovers that not many people pay attention to goldfish ghosts.

Off he floats, searching for the perfe

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Lighthouses and Coastal Attractions of Southern New England: Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

Allan Wood

4.0

With more than 360 color photos and maps, this image-rich guide covers all 92 lighthouse locations in the New England states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. For tourists, historians, lighthouse enthusiasts, and other travelers, here are practical directions and historical tidbits not only on the lighthouses, but on the tours, attractions, and other sites of interest in the coastal

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Haunted Door County

Gayle Soucek

4.0

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Cape Canaveral (Images of America: Florida)

Ray Osborne

4.0

Cape Canaveral is a name that evokes visions of giant rockets and a shuttle thundering into space. In fact, the cape's history is much older than the space program. In the beginning of European exploration of the New World, maps marked Cape Canaveral as a hazard for sailors. Its treacherous shoals and currents caused the destruction of many ships and the deaths of many seafarers. The Cape Canavera

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Ghosts and Legends of Michigan's West Coast

Amberrose Hammond

4.0

A collection of chilling tales from the most haunted places in Western Michigan.

Western Michigan is home to some of the state's most picturesque places - and also some of its most chilling tales. Ghost story researcher and enthusiast Amberrose Hammond exposes the mysterious and spirit-ridden world of many beloved Michigan destinations as she skillfully weaves narratives of a world unseen by most.