Great American Lighthouses

by F. Ross Holland and F. Ross Holland Jr.

Book Overview

Lighthouses are increasingly endangered by modernization and abandonment. Simple steel skeletons are replacing the picturesque, conical towers, squat screwpiles and Cape Cod styles so much a part of America's maritime history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471143871
• ISBN13: 9780471143871
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive Lighthouse Guide

Holland's book is the best available for those who plan to visit American lighthouses. It is the most comprensive guide available, featuring directions to each lighthouse and a little blurb about each one. What it does not have is great pictures. Most are quite small and all are in black and white.

Comprehensive historical state-by-state guide to lighthouses

While there are other guides to American lighthouses, F. Ross Holland has presented the history behind most of the lighthouses he describes in a state-by-state guide. Perhaps more than half of the photos show the lighthouses in 'olden times' (with all photos in black & white.) (See his other book "Lighthouses" for beautiful color photos.)While this book doesn't contain driving instructions or location details, it is an important book on the subject. Recommended for anyone wanting to know the story behind the lighthouse.