For anyone interested in the story of lighthouses and their keepers (focused on the Americas with a few scattered stories of elsewhere), I'd highly recommend Brilliant Beacons by Eric Jay Dolin (https://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Beacons-History-American-Li...).
He writes history books that are full of anecdotes and interesting, well-researched primary sources. Hardly any of the information in the books are discoverable online, and realizing that is largely what inspired me to get into reading again.
He writes history books that are full of anecdotes and interesting, well-researched primary sources. Hardly any of the information in the books are discoverable online, and realizing that is largely what inspired me to get into reading again.