Kevin M McCarthy

Georgia's Lighthouses and Historic Coastal Sites Kevin M McCarthy 1st edition

-- Though only 110 miles long, Georgia's coast is a wealth of historic beauty
-- Georgia is a unique combination of wartorn history and genteel character
-- Stories of Civil War soldiers, pioneers and settlers, Native Americans, seafarers and pirates (including Blackbeard), and even a ghost or two
-- St. Simons Lighthouse, one of America's oldest continuously working lighthouses and home to the ghost of keeper Frederick Osborne, whose footsteps can be heard in the tower at night
-- Jekyll Island Club, a posh retreat established in 1886 by some of the wealthiest families in America, including the Astors, Rockefellers, and Vanderbilts
-- Fort King George was called the Invalid Regiment because many of its soldiers were either sickly or victims of foreign campaigns
-- Each site is illustrated with a full-color painting
-- A great gift for lighthouse or art enthusiasts