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Hidden history of South Jersey : from the capitol to the shore / Gordon Bond.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bond, Gordon, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Local history.
- New Jersey--History, Local--Anecdotes.
- New Jersey.
- New Jersey--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 141 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- These little-known tales are the missing pieces in South Jersey history, South Jersey is perhaps best known for its beachside boardwalks, glitzy Atlantic City hotels and blueberry farms, but behind these iconic symbols are the overlooked tales that are unique to New Jersey. While much of Harriet Tubman's life is well known, her time in Cape May is usually overlooked by biographers. Few known that the classic American drive-in movie theaters were born in South Jersey. Even the famous Wildwood, with its distinctive Doo-Wop architecture, hides forgotten stories: at the height of its popularity, this shore town was hosting some of the country's first rock-and-roll acts. Often overshadowed by its more urban northern counterpart, South Jersey nonetheless has a hidden past. In this collection, author Gordon Bond uncovers the most intriguing of these tales. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Bone wars in the garden
- Birth of the drive-in
- Trenton makes, the world takes...electric chairs!
- Wildwood: where rock first rolled
- Balloonomania drops in on Deptford
- Moses in Cape May
- The last tea party.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781626190092
- 1626190097
- OCLC:
- 851035182
- Publisher Number:
- 99954994724
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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