In this updated edition, U.S. Lighthouse Society historian Jeremy D'Entremont chronicles more than 250 years of true tales involving over 20 historic Connecticut lighthouses. There are stories of shipwrecks and rescues, sea serpents and mermaids, and accounts of the dedication of keepers and their families to the cause of safe navigation in Long Island Sound. U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D'Entremont is the author of more than two dozen books and hundreds of articles about lighthouse history. He's the founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses and the recipient of a "Keeper of the Light" award from the American Lighthouse Foundation. This new edition includes more than 20 full color photos, along with scores of historic images from the U.S. Lighthouse Society archives and other sources.