The Lighthouse Handbook: The Hudson River and New York Harbor

by Jeremy D'Entremont

Explore and experience the lighthouses that light the way up the Hudson River to Albany with The Original Lighthouse Field Guide. There are seven lighthouses that light up the Hudson River and New York Harbor. Many of these are famous lighthouses of significance, none more well known than the statue of Liberty and the famous Little Red Lighthouse underneath the George Washington Bridge. This book is a guide to these lighthouses and their histories and their current status. Filled with illustrations and photographs, this rich little guide to these gems of the Hudson is a sure fire way to help keep the home fires burning. 2009 marks the 400th Anniversary of the exploration of the Hudson River and its valley which was first discovered by Henry Hudson in 1609 while about the ship Half Moon.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Tami]

enjoyed the information about the statue of liberty. did not realize it was used almost as a lighthouse in 1900.

[Donna Suchomelly]

I can always count on Jeremy to write the best guidebooks to lighthouses. A must have for the lighthouse bagger!