Birth of the Jersey Shore:: The Personalities & Politics That Built America's Resort

by Randall Gabrielan

The Jersey Shore evokes images of boardwalks and beach resorts, but its beginnings were far different. In the mid-nineteenth century, visionary entrepreneurs transformed the sleepy agrarian and maritime communities of the Garden State coast with a series of energetic new visitors and venues. Artists, politicians, athletes, entertainers and ordinary residents all played a hand in revitalizing the region. Major development of resorts began in Atlantic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626197067
• ISBN13: 9781626197060
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"