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.
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.