A comprehensive, alphabetically arranged compendium of information about the history of lighthouses, lighthouse technology, relevant organizations, key people associated with lighthouses, and other topics is accompanied by a directory of more than 150 lighthouses throughout the world and dozens of full-color photographs.
Ray Jones is the co-author of fourteen best-selling books about lighthouses and several other books on Americana and American history. He has served as an editor at Time-Life Books, as founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, writing coach at Southern Living magazine, and founder and publisher of Country Roads Press. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.