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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
How Newark became Newark How Newark became Newark Brad R. Tuttle "For the first time in forty years, the story of one of America's most maligned cities is told in all its grit and glory. With its open-armed embrace of manufacturing, Newark, New Jersey, rode the In… OL11977063W
The New Jersey colony The New Jersey colony Dennis B. Fradin Examines the history of the New Jersey colony from its beginnings to its achievement of statehood after the Revolutionary War. Includes profiles of significant individuals such as Lewis Morris, the R… OL15050211W
North Jersey legacies North Jersey legacies Gordon Bond 158 p. : 23 cm OL16490185W
Celebrating New Jersey Celebrating New Jersey Jane Kurtz Say hello to Mr. Geo, everybody's favorite geography teacher! Today he's visiting New Jersey, the Garden State. His first stop is the Jersey Shore to explore boardwalks, beaches, and amusement parks… OL17335939W
Hudson Valley tales and trails Hudson Valley tales and trails Patricia Edwards Clyne "Lifelong Hudson valley resident and master yarn-spinner Patricia Edwards Clyne has gathered together the region's folklore, historical footnotes, unforgettable personalities and natural wonders, and… OL17903271W
Cape May County, New Jersey Cape May County, New Jersey Jeffery M. Dorwart A history of Cape May County, New Jersey. OL1814336W
New Jersey fresh New Jersey fresh Rachel Weston "New Jersey's bounty is ripe for the picking. The state boasts thousands of thriving farms, hundreds of CSAs, dozens of community farmers' markets and countless residents dedicated to the locavore li… OL20030990W
New Brunswick New Brunswick Timothy E. Regan 128 p. : 24 cm OL2039601W
Legendary locals of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey Legendary locals of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey Karen F. Riley 127 pages : 24 cm OL23172456W
Branch Brook Park Branch Brook Park Kathleen P. Galop,Catherine Longendyck 127 p. : 24 cm OL29420009W
Colonial New Jersey Colonial New Jersey John T. Cunningham Traces the history of New Jersey from its discovery in 1498 to the beginning of the Revolutionary War. OL2954229W
This is New Jersey This is New Jersey John T. Cunningham x, 289 p. 25 cm OL2954255W
Close to shore Close to shore Michael Capuzzo Details the first documented cases in American history of sharks attacking swimmers, which occured along the Atlantic coast of New Jersey in 1916 OL3546619W
New Jersey New Jersey Robin S. Doak Provides a history of the state, discussing the attempts by the Dutch and the Swedes to settle there, the colonization by the British, relations with the Lenni-Lanape tribe, and the use of indentured… OL5703056W
Naval Air Station, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Lakehurst Kevin Pace,Ronald Montgomery,Rick Zitarosa "Rare photographs and material from the archives of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society chronicle more than eighty-five years of base activity."--P. [4] of cover. OL5967714W
Spoiled silk Spoiled silk George W. Shea "Spoiled Silk is the story of two immigrants from the Rhineland, William Brueckmann and his wife, Katherine, who started a new life in the American industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey. Committed … OL6211912W
Leonardo (NJ) Leonardo (NJ) Holly Bianchi 128 p. : 24 cm OL8414722W
Penns  Grove  and  Carneys  Point   (NJ)   (Postcard  History Series) Penns Grove and Carneys Point (NJ) (Postcard History Series) Donna Federanko-Stout 128 p. : 24 cm OL9443318W