Sentinels of the Shore: A Guide to the Lighthouses and Lightships of New Jersey - Hardcover

Bill Gately

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0945582374 ISBN 13: 9780945582373

Publisher: Down The Shore Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

When people think of New Jersey's lighthouses, most think of a famous few: Barnegat, Sandy Hook, Twin Lights, and Cape May. But from New York Harbor, down along the coast to Cape May and up the Delaware Bay, the total number of lightstations, past and present, is 49. Surprisingly, 26 New Jersey remain standing today. This comprehensive full-color hardcover guide includes all of the lighthouses and lightships that are part of the state's maritime history. This book provides historical information as well as stories of the keepers and notable achievements, and includes 40 color photographs. The book can be easily slipped into a large pocket or backpack, and directions and locations for visitors are provided. The guide also includes a lighthouse bibliography and color fold-out map of all past and present New Jersey lightstations.

About this title

About the Author:

Bill Gately researched New Jersey's lighthouses and lightstations for more than a decade, and is a former director of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society and member of the United States Lighthouse Society.

Review:

''A welcome guide and a lovely little tome anyone would be delighted to receive as a gift... priced right, pretty, and useful, but also enjoyable. --Elinor DeWire, author of Guardians of the Lights

''Illuminating.'' --Asbury Park Press

''While the era of lighthouse keepers ended in 1988 with the automation of Ambrose Tower at Sandy Hook, the lights and their stories live on in Sentinels of the Shore.'' --The New York Times

''Illuminating.'' --Asbury Park Press

About this edition

• Publisher: Down The Shore Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0945582374
• ISBN 13: 9780945582373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 71