Isaac M. (Isaac Morton) Small

Born in North Truro, Massachusetts, Isaac Morton Small was closely tied to Highland Light and the maritime world around it. Sources on Cape Cod history describe him as the grandson of Highland Light's first keeper, and they note that he spent more than 60 years as the marine reporting agent at Highland Light, watching passing ships and reporting their movements.

That deep local knowledge shaped his writing. Small is best known for Shipwrecks on Cape Cod, a work also listed by Project Gutenberg, in which he drew on personal experience and regional memory to recount disasters and rescues along one of New England's most hazardous stretches of coast. He also wrote other pamphlets and local histories about lighthouse life and Cape Cod.

His work stands out because it feels grounded in lived experience rather than distant research. For listeners interested in maritime history, New England folklore, or the everyday world around a famous lighthouse, his books offer a direct window into Cape Cod as it was remembered by someone who spent his life on that shore.