"A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina's Amelia Island on
the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--"Tampa Tribune"
"After reading this book, you might feel like jumping in your
car and touring the lighthouses on the Florida coasts. If so,
you'll be in luck, because "Florida Lighthouses" contains maps and
directions for reaching each lighthouse, plus information about
tours and fees."--"Florida Times-Union"
"McCarthy covers the construction, history, and operations of
the various lights in a most readable fashion . . . an outstanding
self-guided tour. Trotter's color paintings of all thirty
lighthouses are a great contribution to our national lighthouse
heritage."--Rear Admiral Richard A. Bauman, U.S. Coast Guard
Every night, from thirty-one points along Florida's
thousand-mile coastline, fingers of light reach out through the
darkness to guide the ships at sea. Kevin McCarthy has written the
most complete guide available to Florida's lighthouses, each entry
illustrated with a full-color reproduction of William Trotter's
painting of the structure in its turn-of-the-century prime.
McCarthy has collected a remarkable variety of legend, anecdote,
and history and provides several pages of background on each
lighthouse. Since many of Florida's lighthouses are open to the
public, he also provides a map and detailed directions for reaching
each one, as well as the best vantage point for viewing or taking
photographs and information about exhibits, hours, and admission
fees.
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