Did you know----that a New Jerseyan was the first president of the
United States?--that New Jersey was the site of the first organized
college football game?--that New Jersey was the location of one of
the most devastating espionage attacks of World War I?--that the
heroics of a New Jersey woman saved thousands of people from dying
of yellow fever?--that one of the first American folk heroes lived
in New Jersey--and jumped off waterfalls?
These and other fascinating stories can be found in the newly
updated "Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey," a treasury of New
Jersey stories that celebrate the unique heritage and importance of
the Garden State. Russell Roberts has scoured New Jersey, from High
Point to Cape May, to bring readers a delightful potpourri of
facts, essays, lists, photos, stories, and legends about New
Jersey. Readers will learn how New Jersey used to be the center of
the motion picture universe, the origin of the Jersey Devil and
other popular tall tales, where Norman Mailer and Abbot &
Costello were born, where Aaron Burr and Leo, the M-G-M lion, lie
buried, and much more. Learn about the geology of New Jersey, find
out about the state's ever-changing weather, and how New Jersey was
chosen for the famous (or infamous) War of the Worlds radio
broadcast that panicked the nation. All this and more is in
"Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey," the ultimate New Jersey
book.
This revised edition contains new sections on Lawnside, the Morris
Canal, Albert Einstein in Princeton, The Bordentown Manual Training
School, Rockefeller/Ocean County Park, the bicycle railroad, Morro
Castle, Alice Paul, and more.
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