* Winner 2005 Ben Franklin Award for Best Coffee Table / Large Format Book
Lighthouses are symbolic of many things we cherish: guidance, safety, strength, a light to shine the way in a sea of troubles. These proud old sentries no longer have keepers and many have been upstaged by modern, high-tech navigational methods, but the towers and their dedicated caretakers remain alive in the pages of history.
Some sixty five lighthouses still stand in the South, from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Pensacola, Florida. With informative text and exceptional color photographs, lighthouses authority Elinor De Wire and photographer Daniel E. Dempster take you on a journey through the history of the Southern beacons. "Lighthouses of the South" takes a captivating look at not only the lighthouses themselves—structure, interiors, and lenses—but also provides information about the construction of lighthouses, the history of the lighthouse service, stories of keepers and great rescues and wrecks, current preservation efforts, and much more.
De Wire’s lively stories are accented by Dempster’s outstanding photographs of lighthouses, interiors, and lenses. The book also includes a bibliography and an appendix that lists all lighthouses of the Southeastern Coast.
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - Lighthouses Of The South: Your Guide To The Lighthouses Of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, And Florida by lighthouse enthusiast and expert Elinor DeWire is part of the outstanding "A Pictorial Discover Guide" series from Voyageur Press. Superbly enriched with the color photography of Daniel Dempster whose images rise to the level of museum quality art, wonderfully enhanced Elinor DeWire's informed and informative text. No lighthouse enthusiast's personal reference collection can be considered either complete or comprehensive without the inclusion of Elinor DeWire and Daniel Dempster's collaborative compendium, Lighthouses Of The South. Also very highly recommended for lighthouse enthusiasts are Elinor DeWire's Lighthouses Of The Mid-Atlantic Coast and Daniel Dempster's Lighthouses Of The Great Lakes.
160 Pages: Autographed Copies: $29.95 US
Lighthouses of the Great Lakes takes readers on an historical tour of the 312 lighthouses of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Ontario, and to a lesser degree Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Many of these remain active today and still play a crucial role in guiding ships.
In Lighthouses of the Great Lakes, readers will learn the history of such popular lighthouses as Split Rock, Raspberry Island Light, Gibraltar Point Light, the Mistaken Lighthouse of Michigan Island, Marquette Harbor Light, and Marblehead Light. Berger's lively stories about lighthouse keepers and their families, horrific storms, and even encounters with ghosts, round out the narrative, which is complemented by outstanding four-color photographs of lighthouses, interiors, and lenses. Also includes a bibliography and an appendix that lists all lighthouses.
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - Lighthouses Of The Great Lakes is a simply fantastic showcase of historic lighthouses of the Great Lakes region. Full color photographs by Daniel E. Dempster of virtually every structure combined with Todd R. Berger's informative text revealing remarkable true stories behind each fill this amazing tour through history. A treat for lighthouse aficionados, and a joy to page through for virtually everyone else, Lighthouses Of The Great Lakes is the next best thing to driving for hours to see each great, life-saving lighthouse personally.
160 Pages: Autographed Copies: $29.95 US
