Author : Maxine N. Lurie
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 27,80 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0813533252
Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Garden State can now be found in one place. This encyclopaedia contains a wealth of information from New Jersey's prehistory to the present covering architecture, arts, biographies, commerce, arts, municipalities and much more.
Author : Kerri Sullivan
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2022-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1978825609
New Jersey Fan Club is an eclectic anthology featuring personal essays, interviews, photographs, and comics from a diverse group of writers and artists. An exploration of how the same locale can shape people in different ways, it will inspire readers to look at the Garden State with fresh eyes.
Author : David Wheeler
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0813549213
Wild New Jersey brings the reader on a real-life safari through the Garden State's wildlife and natural wonders."-Tom Gilmore, President, New Jersey Audubon Society.
Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1493027980
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past. Set deep in the Pinelands and Ramapo Mountains, along the Atlantic coast, and in historic towns like Burlington and Springfield, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. New Jersey folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Author : Michael J. Birkner
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0813562457
Rogues, aristocrats, and a future U.S. president. These and other governors are portrayed in this revised and updated edition of the classic reference work on the chief executives of New Jersey. Editors Michael J. Birkner, Donald Linky, and Peter Mickulas present new essays on the governors of the last three decades—Brendan T. Byrne, Thomas Kean, James Florio, Christine Todd Whitman, Donald DiFrancesco, James McGreevey, Richard Codey, and Jon Corzine. The essays included in the original edition are amended, edited, and corrected as necessary in light of new and relevant scholarship. The authors of each governor’s life story represent a roster of such notable scholars as Larry Gerlach, Stanley Katz, Arthur Link, and Clement Price, as well as many other experts on New Jersey history and politics. As a result, this revised edition is a thorough and current reference work on the New Jersey governorship—one of the strongest in the nation. Also of Interest: New Jersey Politics and Government The Suburbs Come of Age Fourth Edition Barbara G. Salmore with Stephen A. Salmore 978-0-8135-6139-4 paper $34.95 A volume in the Rivergate Regionals Collection Me, Governor? My Life in the Rough-and-Tumble World of New Jersey Politics Richard J. Codey 978-0-8135-5045-9 cloth $24.95 The Life and Times of Richard J. Hughes The Politics of Civility John B. Wefing 978-0-8135-4641-4 cloth $32.50 Governor Tom Kean From the New Jersey Statehouse to the 911 Commission Alvin S. Felzenberg 978-0-8135-3799-3 cloth $29.95
Author : Michael C. Gabriele
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,85 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781609498221
The silver Airstreams and neon signs of the classic American diner brighten New Jersey's highways and Main Streets. But the intrinsic role they have played in the state's culture and industry for more than one hundred years is much more than eggs-over-easy and coffee. Diners are the state's ultimate gathering places--at any moment, high school students, CEOs, construction workers and tourists might be found at a counter chatting with the waitresses and line cooks. Jerseyans yearn for lost favorites like the Excellent Diner and Prout's Diner and still gather at beloved haunts like the Bendix and Tick Tock Diners. Although the industry is all but gone today, New Jersey was once the hub of diner manufacturing, making mobile eateries that fed hungry Americans as far away as the West Coast. Author Michael C. Gabriele offers this delicious history--collected from interviews with owners, patrons and experts--and indulges in many fond memories of New Jersey diners.
Author : Dewar MacLeod
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2020-03-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 0813574684
Making the Scene in the Garden State explores New Jersey’s rich musical heritage through stories about the musicians, listeners and fans who came together to create sounds from across the American popular music spectrum. The book includes chapters on the beginnings of musical recording in Thomas Edison’s factories in West Orange; early recording and the invention of the Victrola at Victor Records’ Camden complex; Rudy Van Gelder’s recording studios (for Blue Note, Prestige, and other jazz labels) in Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs; Zacherley and the afterschool dance television show Disc-o-Teen, broadcast from Newark in the 1960s; Bruce Springsteen’s early years on the Jersey Shore at the Upstage Club in Asbury Park; and, the 1980s indie rock scene centered at Maxwell’s in Hoboken. Concluding with a foray into the thriving local music scenes of today, the book examines the sounds, sights and textures of the locales where New Jerseyans have gathered to rock, bop, and boogie.
Author : Alan J. Karcher
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813525662
Alan J. Karcher takes a critical look at how and why the boundary lines of New Jersey's 566 municipalities were drawn, pointing to the irrationality of these excessive divisions.
Author : Robert Heide
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 21,81 MB
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780312341565
The Essential Guide to Exploring the Garden State From the crowded streets of Hoboken to the tip of Cape May, O'New Jersey captures the landmarks, stories, experiences, and photos that make New Jersey such a fascinating state. Written by two seasoned Jersey experts, this travel guide is filled with descriptive listings, detailed trip advice, and maps--everything you'll need to explore both the familiar favorites and far reaches of the Garden State This fully updated and expanded edition includes: - New chapters covering antique excursions and New Jersey's classic car culture, as well as new material on Edison's vintage recordings. - 24 daytrips to destinations all over the state with maps and detailed directions - Hundreds of listings of historical and cultural points of interest, diners and restaurants, nightspots, parks, and other attractions - Over 150 color and black-and-white illustrations that help readers get a feel for the state's unique flavor
Author : Rebuild by Design
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 32,99 MB
Release : 2015-06-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780996253512
