Christopher Nicholson

Few people can truly appreciate the awesome might of the sea particularly at the extremities of our coast where rocks submerged or barely seen turn the waters into a raging foam and present vessels with untold hazards. Think then of the superhuman efforts required to build a lighthouse on such sites. In this book Chris Nicholson traces the construction and history of a number of rock lighthouses and the dra-matic and often heroic happenings associated with them.

This fascinating real life adventure shows man pitting himself against the elements, with qualified success and illustrates why lighthouses so stir the emotions. From the designers and builders of the earliest lights, to the keepers who manned the lights in utter isolation, this book recognises their contribution and salutes their courage, enterprise and endeavour.