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Synopsis
Sending their beams over the coastal waters to guide mariners into harbor, lighthouses form part of the romance of America's past. Here, available again, is the comprehensive story of the lighthouses and lightships of Texas, first told in 1991 by historian T. Lindsay Baker and illustrated with watercolors by noted artist Harold Phenix.
About the Author
T. LINDSAY BAKER, who holds the W. K. Gordon Endowed Chair in Texas History at Tarleton State University, has produced numerous books on Texas and southwestern history, including
Adobe Walls (Texas AandM University Press, 1986; with Billy R. Harrison) and
The Birth of a Texas Ghost Town (Texas AandM University Press, 2008). The late HAROLD PHENIX, remembered as one of Texas' most outstanding watercolorists, was a native Texan and graduate of the University of Texas where he earned a degree in architectural engineering.