Cape Cod and the Islands seem made for disaster. Prevailing gales swept helpless sailing ships down on the long stretches of shifting shoals and cliffs. The toll in lives was immense, small wonder, then, that Cape Cod and the Islands were studded with lighthouses. Although many have fallen through the years to encroaching seas, the remaining lonely sentinels have since provided guidance to mariners.

This pictorial guidebook takes you on a scenic tour of all of the lighthouses on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.