David Gendell Books

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse: A Chesapeake Bay Icon is the first and only book devoted to the historic 1875 screwpile-style lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis, Maryland. Published in 2020 by Arcadia Publishing/ The History Press.

The Last Days of the Schooner America: A Lost Icon at the Annapolis Warship Factory released in hardcover in August 2024 by Rowman & Littlefield / Lyons Press. This book includes more than 75 photos, maps, and illustrations. Winner of the 2025 Brewington Book Prize from the Maryland Center for History and Culture for the best 2024 book on maritime history related to the Chesapeake Bay or the nation.

Battles at Annapolis: Two Remarkable Football Games in the Army-Navy Rivalry will be released in paperback in August 2025 by Globe Pequot / Lyons Press. The stories of the landmark 1893 and 1942 Army-Navy football games, both played on the edge of the Severn River at Annapolis. davidgendellbooks.com

 

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