| The Highlands Contributor(s): King, John P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738588423 ISBN-13: 9780738588421 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Travel | United States - General - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.946 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.53" W x 9.25" (0.67 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Highlands has been a lively New Jersey coastal community for nearly 150 years, and approaches with pride its official 1999 centennial. It is thus particularly timely that local author John P. King has brought to life the Highlands rich past in this wonderful new book. The author has collected over 200 fascinating photographs ranging from the 1850s to the present day. These images carry us back to the Highlands of long ago, bringing us face to face with the people, places, and events which have shaped the Highlands over the decades. As we turn the pages, we will encounter tourists from the last century arriving by trolley, steamer, train, and auto; we will join local residents and visitors alike in enjoying seasons of summer fun over the decades; and we will remain behind with the year-round residents after the last September steamboat has departed, to share their daily experiences, whether at work or at play." |
Contributor Bio(s): King, John P.: - For more than a century, the Highlands has attracted vast numbers of visitors and residents because of its natural beauty. Its blessings of hills, river, bay, and ocean have made the Highlands a mecca for people seeking summer recreation, and for fisherman seeking the exquisite shellfish for which the Highlands is so justly celebrated. John P. King s fascinating book, with its wonderful collection of images from the past, will delight resident and visitor, old and young alike. |