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$29.95  
Hardcover, Caroline Woodward, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550177275
In 2007, Caroline Woodward was itching for a change. With an established career in book-selling and promotion, four books of her own and having raised a son with her husband, Jeff, she yearned for adventure and to re-ignite her passion for writing. Jeff was tired of piecing together low-paying...

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Hardcover, Ray Jones, 296 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781493029822
A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers,...

Lighthouse
HCT043
$27.99  
Hardcover, R. G. Grant, 176 pages, 9780316414470
A stunning visual exploration of 100 of the most innovative and beautiful lighthouses built during seafaring's golden age, from 1700-1900. LIGHTHOUSE   captures the romance in words and contemporary images of these isolated, life-saving towers, along with the incredible feats of...

$26.95  
paperback, Bruce Roberts, 400 pages, 6.1x8.9, 9781493047000
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...

$24.99  
Paperback, David Pinyerd, 128 pages, 6.5 x 95, 9780738548876
A pictorial history of the Oregon lighthouses and life-saving stations which predated the formation of the Coast Guard. 200 rare b&w photos with extensive captions document the historic and fascinating lights of the Oregon coast.

$24.95  
Paperback, Sharlene Nelson, Ted Nelson, 264 pages, 6 x 9, 9781684922093
Sailing along California's often forbidding coast was a risky venture before 1854, the year the state's first lighthouse was established. Eventually more than forty lighthouse stations were built to guide mariners along 1,200 miles of coastline from San Diego to the Redwood Coast, and through...

$21.99  
Paperback, William S. Hanable, 128 pages, 6.5 x 95, 9780738559711
Washington's storm-ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving...

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Paperback, Merita S. Whatley, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738599663
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 Arenas navigational aids...

$21.99  
Paperback, GUY TOWERS, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9, 9781467133173
Situated at the end of a reef six miles offshore of Crescent City, California, stands St. George Reef Lighthouse. Constructed after the wreck of the coastal steamer Brother Jonathan in 1865, the beacon warned mariners of the dreaded Dragon Rocks of St. George Reef for nearly a century. This book...

$21.95  
Hardcover, Helene Glidden, 216 pages, 6 x 9, 9780985889715
Readers can once again enjoy Helene Glidden's classic, "The Light on the Island" as this 50th Anniversary Edition retells the touching story of a young girl growing up on Patos Island in the San Juan Archipelago. Her parents raised thirteen children while her father served as the Patos Island...

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Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 324 pages, 6 x 9, 9781561641192
In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed-the lighthouse keepers. The books begins in the year 1716, when the first lighthouse was established in America, to the early 1980s when automation replaced the last human...

$21.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 416 pages, 9781561643912
Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandered into her research notes and photo collection. This book is the story of all these cold-nosed, whiskered, wooly, hoofed, horned, slithery,...

$19.99  
Paperback, Lisa Purcell, 192 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781510752979
A Celebration of the World's Most Beautiful Lighthouses From ancient times until the present, lighthouses have symbolized safety, homecoming, and the seafaring way of life.  Lighthouses of the World   provides gorgeous full-color photos showcasing lighthouses from around the world. From...

$19.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 292 pages, 8.8 x 5.5, 9780939837861
This guidebook, now in a second, expanded edition, is a roundup of the existing lighthouses along the Pacific Coast of the United States lighthouses in California, Oregon, and Washington. . Most West Coast sentinels still exhibit a beacon each night, while a few serve only as daymarks. Many are...

$19.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 292 pages, 8.8 x 5.5, 9781937196912
The immense Pacific Ocean, rife with islands and rimmed by huge continents, has been a liquid highway for trade and travel for centuries. Its peaceful name masks a fickle character though-serene and idyllic at times but also turbulent and merciless. . Marking the shores of this largest ocean...

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Poster, 24 x 36, 9781888216370
The illustrated map and guide to all the lighthouses in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington & Alaska. All 65 standing and "lost" lighthouses are located on new, detailed coastal maps, including Alaska & Inside Passage insets. 33 original watercolor illustrations--3 new. Reverse has...

$19.95  
Hardcover, Tom Beard, 176 pages, 8 x 8, 9781599621401
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...

$19.95  
Paperback, Ray Jones , 104 pages, 7 x 8, 9781493047321
A winning combination of practical travel information, stunning color photographs, and rich maritime history makes Lighthouses of California your essential guide to maritime beacons in the Golden State. From Old Point Loma Light near San Diego to St. George Reef Light near Crescent City, the...

Hello Lighthouse
HCT049
$18.99  
Hardcover, Sophie Blackall, 48 pages, 7.5 x 12, 9780316362382
Winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal   A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor!   Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs...

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Paperback, Eric Jay Dolin, 560 pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 9781631492501
In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of  Leviathan , presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels. Set against the backdrop...

Lighthouse Cat
HRW025
$17.99  
Hardcover, Sue Stainton, 32 pages, 7.5 x 0.2 x 11, 9780060096045
The faithful lighthouse cat, Mackerel, one night helps guide a fishing boat to safety when the candles illuminating the light blow out in a freak windstorm. Charming text and superb illustrations.

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Hardcover, Anna Crowley Redding, 40 pages, 9 x 12, 9780593373408
An inspiring and beautifully illustrated picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors. With an evocative text and stunning illustrations, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores of...

$15.95  
Paperback, Theresa Levitt, 9780393350890
How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. . Augustin Fresnel (1788–1827) shocked the scientific elite with his view of the physics of light. The lens he invented was a feat of engineering that made lighthouses blaze many times...

$14.99  
Paperback, Therese LaniganSchmidt, 159 pages, 6x9, 9780764311147
A hundred years after their deaths, meet keepers who still keep the lights burning, their spurned lovers, wronged wives, and bereaved mothers. Travel round the borders of this great country, visiting the remote lighthouses and learn the grisly tales of disastrous deaths and unsolved murders,...

$14.95  
Paperback, Lenore Skomal, 148 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780762758807
This is the absorbing, painstakingly researched story of Ida Lewis, born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1842, and the fearless rescues she made at Lime Rock Lighthouse. Her father, Captain Hosea Lewis, became the first keeper of Lime Rock Lighthouse in 1853. But after he was disabled by stroke,...

Haunted Lighthouses
GPT081
$14.95  
Paperback, Ray Jones, 242 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780762756605
Lighthouses and ghosts are two popular passions. Melded together by master storyteller and lighthouse expert Ray Jones, these tales of spirited lights are guaranteed to grab the attention of all readers. As an added bonus, practical information is given for those who wish to visit the featured...

Lighthouse Ghosts
ING018
$14.95  
Paperback, Norma Elizabeth & Bruce Roberts, 9781561645916
A new edition with updated information. Thirteen tales of ghost haunting American lighthouses. Includes photographs of each lighthouse by Bruce Roberts. The lighthouses included are: Old Presque Isle Lighthouse on Lake Huron, Michigan Plymouth Lighthouse, Massachusetts Heceta Head Lighthouse,...

Lighthouse Activity Book
IHP_LHA001
$12.95  
Paperback, Elinor DeWire, 75 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780945092551
Includes read-aloud stories, word games, puzzles, coloring pages, art activities, poems, biographies of famous lighthouse people, cartoons, scrambles, trivia and much more. Fun for any lighthouse fan of any age.

Lighthouse Tales
CCB001
$12.95  
Hardcover, Lance McVay, 9780615597188
Lighthouse Tales tells the story of one night in the lives of the children of the fictional town of Bishop's Junction (based on Davenport, California) as they sneak out of their homes to the old Lighthouse at Pigeon Point (named after a real lighthouse near Davenport on the coast of Northern...

$10.95  
A2, 3.8 x 4.4, 760999953595
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.

$9.99  
Paperback, Hildegarde H. Swift & Lynd Ward, 58 pages, 9 x 10, 9780152045739
This very important lighthouse stands tucked beneath the George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson. Here is the story of how the little lighthouse learned that it was still very important and needed.

$9.95  
Map, Bella Stander, 4 x 9, 24 x 36 unfolded, 9781888216448
An authoritative map and directory to every standing lighthouse in the 50 United States. Each lighthouse is located and named on one of 14 regional maps or a US locator. The directory lists all 770 standing lighthouses by state. Listings for each lighthouse include year of first lighting, year...

$9.95  
A2, 3.2 x 4.2, 760999953601
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.

$9.95  
Paperback, Angeli Perrow, 30 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780892726004
Pauline, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, is proud of her pet spaniel because he is helpful and clever and a friend to all. But even Pauline does not realize just how brave and loyal Spot is until the night a terrible blizzard hits and a boat is missing out in the storm. Based on a true story...

Birdie's Lighthouse
SIM017
$8.99  
Paperback, Deborah Hopkinson, 32 pages, 6 x 11.25, 9780689835292
Birdie, a young girl living on a tiny and desolate lighthouse island, watches her father tend the light and keeps the light going when her father falls ill. Based on true stories of lighthouse heroines. Dramatic illustrations.

$8.95  
H2, 2.5 x 4.7, 760999953588
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.

$7.99  
Paperback, Anita Lobel, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780060005375
A counting book, a day-of-the-week book and a month book all in one place between lovely covers. Nice artwork. Ages 4 and up.

$7.95  
Map, Bella Stander, 4 x 9, 24 x 36 unfolded, 9781888216363
The illustrated map and guide to all the lighthouses of Oregon, Washington & Alaska. Newly revised and updated. . Features:- All standing & "lost" lighthouses located on a detailed coastal map. - History & description of each standing lighthouse. - Directions to each light or the...