Lightships - Floating Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic by Wayne Kirklin

Wayne Kirklin's brand new book, Lightships - Floating Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic has just been published and is now available directly from the Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation (OMMF). Wayne will generously donate 100% of all book sale profits to OMMF. To order a signed copy, please send a check for $23.00 (which includes shipping and handling) made out to the Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation (OMMF) to: Wayne Kirklin, 11 Autumnwood Way, Lewes, DE 19958, USA. Please note on your check that it is for the Lightships book. Here are the publisher's notes describing the book: Lightships - Floating Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic ISBN: 978.1.59629.350.2 Length: 128 pages, with over 30 images. Published by The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina Moored near shifting shoals and treacherous reefs, lightships remained on station during all weather conditions and played a vital role in keeping America's waterways safe for navigation. From 1820 to 1985, light vessels warned of treacherous seas and pointed the way to safe harbors. In Lightships, author Wayne Kirklin chronicles the eighty-five ships that protected the mid-Atlantic coast. From New York Harbor to the southern most edge of North Carolina's notorious Cape Fear, Kirklin details the unsung role this fleet played in keeping America's merchant marines safe. Read Lightships to discover an almost forgotten but vital element of American maritime history.