[PDF] Tales Of South Jersey eBook

Author : Jim Waltzer
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 29,56 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813530079

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Waltzer and Wilk have compiled almost fifty stories about the state's southernmost counties. Although the focus is on Atlantic City and its remarkable people, outsize structures, and quirky events, the storytelling ranges across the wider region to provide an insiders look at history as it was being made. You'll encounter gangsters and gamblers, baseball hitters and hurricanes, famous piers and hotels, landmark theaters and eateries, splashy events and unheralded oddities 3/4 in sum, a cross-section of the regions character and characters.

Author : South Jersey Writers' Group
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 35,51 MB
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781478106197

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Bad drivers (and worse drivers); a three-legged pony named Catsup; a vengeful spirit returned from the dead; the declining years of a couple, one aged in body, one in mind; a solitary morning at the shore; toddler-sized hazmat suits; and realizing the life you didn't sign up for isn't so bad after all. This anthology of short stories from the South Jersey Writers' Group brings the reader through all phases of life (and the afterlife). With tales ranging from comical to bizarre and everything in between, Tall Tales and Short Stories from South Jersey represents a unique cross-section of contemporary American writing.

Author : William J. Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1540259994

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From Piney Folklore to Legendary Figures of South Jersey's Past Author William Lewis presents fascinating tales, revealing legends and beloved lore from the heart of Southern New Jersey.

Author : Gordon Bond
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 162584087X

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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 know 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.

Author : William McMahon
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813507187

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No region in the nation has a richer heritage than the eight counties of South Jersey--Cape May, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, and Ocean. In this book William McMahon has collected an assortment of little-known information and historical anecdotes about the people and places of this area. "Mr. McMahon offers a chronicle that is full of storms and fires, shipbuilding and shipwrecks, privateers and pirates, taverns and publick houses, Indians and Liberty Boys, boom towns and ghost towns, moonshining and medicine shows, stagecoach lines and railroads, spies and betrayals, and--botanically--cranberries, eelgrass, and poison love apples (tomatoes)."--New York Times Book Review

Author : Alex Balabkins
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 20,12 MB
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781387955794

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This is a collection of short stories describing the author's life on a farm in the 1950s, before industrial pollution, acid rain and heavy vehicular traffic. Wildlife, editable mushrooms and wildflowers thrived. A love of family, nature and the land is readily evident. He was part of a large family that numbered from 7 to 11 at any time. His parents taught him the values of right and wrong while his grandparents taught him the strict customs of their church. They thrived on homemade products such as fresh milk, butter, eggs, hams and bacon. We see the world through his eyes while reading about his adventures and explorations. "My stories reflect my experiences, activities, written in a raw emotional detailed manner." A gripping story about ocean riptides and a life and death event in "Powerboat Racing," will keep you on the edge until the end. The author still lives on the original 10-acre farm, rises early to write his stories and enjoy another sunrise.

Author : Carmen N. Adamucci
Publisher :
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 2009
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A divorced dad taking his seven-year-old to the zoo, a middle-aged farmer who gets his tractor stuck in the mud, a twenty-something yuppie who thinks he belongs back on the farm, a woman from South Philly who gets the country house she always wanted, and a bachelor trying to reconnect with his old friend over a bottle of gin--these are the protagonists in this short story collection. "Five Stories from South Jersey" is an assortment of vignettes, brief glimpses into the fictional lives of people sharing the same residential space. Whether from city, suburb, or farmland, each character is navigating a way amidst the organized chaos of urban sprawl.