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.
By David Gendell
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.
By David Gendell
Foreword by Gary Jobson
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.
By David Gendell
Foreword by Rear Admiral Thomas Lynch, USN (Ret.)
A lifelong Chesapeake Bay sailor, David Gendell earned his Coast Guard Captain’s License at age 19 , has competed in multiple offshore sailing events, and has logged thousands of miles as a delivery captain and crew. Ashore, he is the co-founder of SpinSheet, the Annapolis-based sailing magazine and the author of three non-fiction books focused on Annapolis and Chesapeake Bay history.