"In a New Jersey that seems to believe that south of New Brunswick
only dragons and bumpkins roam, Tom Wilk and Jim Waltzer's tales
are refreshing, delightful, and corrective."-Richard Aregood,
Newark Star-Ledger, winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for editorial
writing "Long before casinos and condominiums, there was something
magical about Atlantic City: majestic beachfront hotels, zany
amusement piers, the whole whirling transport of the once Queen of
America's Resorts. Tales of South Jersey: Profiles and
Personalities captures that vintage flavor. . . . The book offers
historical pieces about the famous and the infamous, the legendary
and the obscure. A work of nonfiction, Tales has the narrative
flair of a collection of short stories, as it brings to life
people, places and events that shaped Atlantic City and the wider
region."-Springfield Press (PA); County Press (Newtown Square, PA);
Hometown Press (Glen Mills, PA); Garnet Valley Press (Glen Mills,
PA); Upper Darby and Drexel Hill Press; Media Press; Haverford
Press There's much more to southern New Jersey than the Pine
Barrens and the Jersey Devil, and this collection by journalists
Jim Waltzer and Tom Wilk tells readers all about it. Oceanside and
bayside towns offer a box seat from which to observe the region's
rich history and the summery lore of the wonders of nature.
Landlocked towns boast their own homespun and hell-raising
traditions and idiosyncrasies. 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 insider's 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--in
sum, a cross-section of the region's character and characters. The
authors divide their book into six sections: entertainment, famous
and infamous events, innovations and innovators, leisure and
recreation, room and board, and sports legends. Within each section
are the rich and varied stories Waltzer and Wilk have collected for
New Jerseyans' reading pleasure. Jim Waltzer is a journalist who
has written for Atlantic City magazine, Delaware Today, the
SandPaper, and New Jersey Monthly. Tom Wilk is a copy editor for
the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill and coauthor, with Harry Armstrong,
of New Jersey Firsts: The Famous, Infamous, and Quirky of the
Garden State. He has also written for Atlantic City magazine and
New Jersey Monthly, and is a contributing writer for No Depression
magazine.
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