Canada's east coast currently has several hundred lighthouses, and this expansive volume features nearly 250 of them, complete with directions on how to reach those that are accessible. The stories su

Canada's east coast currently has several hundred lighthouses, and this expansive volume features nearly 250 of them, complete with directions on how to reach those that are accessible. The stories surrounding each of these remarkable monuments provide riveting accounts of personal sacrifice, heroism and ingenuity.

This fascinating work is packed with color photographs from the famed Peggy's Point Cove to the most remote parts of Atlantic Canada. There are in-depth chapters that focus on different types of lighthouses, as well as how the lights themselves work.