North Jersey Legacies: Hidden History from the Gateway to the Skylands

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:North Jersey Legacies: Hidden History From The Gateway To The SkylandsISBN13:9781540231437ISBN10:1540231437Author:Bond, Gordon (Author)Description:Did You Know That The Dust Bowl Hit New Jersey? Twice? How About That A Mysterious Experiment In Subliminal Advertising Was Conducted At A Fort Lee, New Jersey Movie Theater? Or That Railroad Communication Was Advanced On A Northwest New Jersey Railroad Line? Or That America First Heard About The Russians Launch Of Sputnik 2 (With A Dog Onboard) Thanks To A Ukrainian Refugee In Perth Amboy, New Jersey? Or That Prisons Could Buy A Custom Electric Chair From A Trenton, New Jersey Electrician? Or That Aviation Matured Into An Industry Thanks To Newark Airport? This Book Is A Collection Of Articles From Gardenstatelegacy, An Online Quarterly Magazine Devoted To New Jersey History That The Author Began In 2008 The Garden State Features To Some Degree Even As A Footnote In Larger Historical Stories Far More Often Than One Might Think It Could Just Be A Matter Of Someone From The State Going On To Something Of Historic Importance Somewhere Else; Or That By Dumb Luck Something Just Happened To Occur Within Its Borders New Jersey May Be A Footnote In These Tangential Tales, But They Are The Kind Of Unexpected Connections That Makes Exploring New Jersey's History So Delightful Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:HISTORY PRPublication Date:2012-03-18Weight:0.85 lbsDimensions:0.44'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:162Language:English

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