Rediscover the hidden New Jersey / / Russell Roberts
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| Autore: |
Roberts Russell <1953->
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| Titolo: |
Rediscover the hidden New Jersey / / Russell Roberts
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| Pubblicazione: | New Brunswick, New Jersey ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 974.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | HISTORY / General |
| Soggetto geografico: | New Jersey History Miscellanea |
| New Jersey History Anecdotes | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. New Jersey Firsts -- 2. The Rocks, the Land, and Other Things -- 3. Interesting People -- 4. The Sporting Life -- 5. Canning, Building, Riding, and Other Fascinating Things About New Jersey -- 6. Celebrated Sons and Distinguished Daughters -- 7. Great Storms -- 8. Ghosts, Tall Tales, and Legends -- 9. Historical Happenings -- 10. A Town Treasury -- 11. When New Jersey Was Hollywood -- 12. It's the Natural Thing to Do -- 13. Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels -- 14. The Call of the Pines -- 15. Birthplaces and Burial Sites -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Did you know- -that a New Jerseyan was the first president of the United States? -that New Jersey was the site of the first organized college football game? -that New Jersey was the location of one of the most devastating espionage attacks of World War I? -that the heroics of a New Jersey woman saved thousands of people from dying of yellow fever? -that one of the first American folk heroes lived in New Jersey-and jumped off waterfalls? These and other fascinating stories can be found in the newly updated Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey, a treasury of New Jersey stories that celebrate the unique heritage and importance of the Garden State. Russell Roberts has scoured New Jersey, from High Point to Cape May, to bring readers a delightful potpourri of facts, essays, lists, photos, stories, and legends about New Jersey. Readers will learn how New Jersey used to be the center of the motion picture universe, the origin of the Jersey Devil and other popular tall tales, where Norman Mailer and Abbot & Costello were born, where Aaron Burr and Leo, the M-G-M lion, lie buried, and much more. Learn about the geology of New Jersey, find out about the state's ever-changing weather, and how New Jersey was chosen for the famous (or infamous) War of the Worlds radio broadcast that panicked the nation. All this and more is in Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey, the ultimate New Jersey book. This revised edition contains new sections on Lawnside, the Morris Canal, Albert Einstein in Princeton, The Bordentown Manual Training School, Rockefeller/Ocean County Park, the bicycle railroad, Morro Castle, Alice Paul, and more. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rediscover the hidden New Jersey |
| ISBN: | 0-8135-6946-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459878203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Rivergate regionals.