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In the Godfather Garden
The Long Life and Times of Richie "the Boot" Boiardo
Inbunden, 2013
439 kr
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In the Godfather Garden is the true story of the life of Richie “the Boot” Boiardo, one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld. The Boot cut his teeth battling the Jewish gang lord Abner Longy Zwillman on the streets of Newark during Prohibition and endured to become one …
Brooklyn Bridge
A Cultural History
Av Richard Haw
Häftad, 2008
400 kr
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Hailed by some as the Eighth Wonder of the World when it opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the world’s most recognizable and beloved icons. For over one hundred years it has excited and fascinated with stories of ingenuity and heroism, and it has been endorsed as a flawless symbol of …
Courting Justice
Ten New Jersey Cases That Shook the Nation
Häftad, 2013
431 kr
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Since 1947 a modernized New Jersey Supreme Court has played an important and controversial role in the state, nation, and world. Its decisions in cutting-edge cases have confronted society’s toughest issues, reflecting changing social attitudes, modern life’s complexities, and new technologies. …
Disaster!
Stories of Destruction and Death in Nineteenth-Century New Jersey
Inbunden, 2014
528 kr
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By every measure, Hurricane Sandy was a disaster of epic proportions. The deadliest storm to strike the East Coast since Hurricane Diane in 1955, Sandy killed thirty-seven people and caused more than $30 billion in damages in 2012 to New Jersey alone. But earlier centuries experienced their own …
Raised at Rutgers
A President's Story
Inbunden, 2014
533 kr
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In Raised at Rutgers, Richard L. McCormick tells what it is like to run a major state university and vividly portrays the often contentious environment in which a university president operates today. He unsparingly recounts his decade of leadership, including his own missteps-those we know about …
Raritan River
Our Landscape, Our Legacy
Inbunden, 2015
484 kr
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On the banks of the old Raritan, environmental expert Judy Shaw gives readers a tour of the remarkable river, a major waterway 90 miles long, with 2,000 miles of tributary streams and brooks that twists and turns from its source in Morris County, down to the Raritan Bay. It is the longest river …
Inside Newark
Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation
Inbunden, 2014
293 kr
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For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past. How accurate is this prediction? Is Newark on the verge of revitalization? Robert Curvin, who was one of New Jersey’s outstanding civil rights leaders, examines the city, chronicling its …
Hiking the Road to Ruins
Daytrips and Camping Adventures to Iron Mines, Old Military Sites, and Things Abandoned in the New York City Area...and Beyond
Häftad, 2015
295 kr
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In this easy to use, informative, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, David A. Steinberg blazes the trail to more than twenty-five unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations that are mostly within a two-hour drive of New York City. Suitable for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer-as …
Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey
Häftad, 2015
338 kr
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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 …
Battleground New Jersey
Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice
Inbunden, 2014
487 kr
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New Jersey’s legal system was plagued with injustices from the time the system was established through the mid-twentieth century. In Battleground New Jersey, historian and author of Boardwalk Empire, Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the dramatic stories of Arthur T. …
American Revolution in New Jersey
Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front
Häftad, 2015
443 kr
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Winner of the 2016 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award for the Edited Works CategoryBattles were fought in many colonies during the American Revolution, but New Jersey was home to more sustained and intense fighting over a longer period of time. The nine essays in The American …
American Revolution in New Jersey
Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front
Inbunden, 2015
1506 kr
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Winner of the 2016 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award for the Edited Works CategoryBattles were fought in many colonies during the American Revolution, but New Jersey was home to more sustained and intense fighting over a longer period of time. The nine essays in The American …
Politics Across the Hudson
The Tappan Zee Megaproject
Häftad, 2018
386 kr
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Winner of the 2015 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Journalism AwardThe State of New York built one of the world’s longest, widest, and most expensive bridges-the new Tappan Zee Bridge-stretching more than three miles across the Hudson River, approximately thirteen miles north …
Bronx
The Ultimate Guide to New York City's Beautiful Borough
Häftad, 2015
325 kr
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Often overlooked by most tourists and locals alike, the Bronx-one of five boroughs that comprise the city of New York-is rich in cultural and historical attractions. From the Bronx Zoo (the largest urban zoo in the United States) to the New York Botanical Garden (one of the most visited botanical …
New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America
Av David Listokin, Dorothea Berkhout m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
554 kr
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While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment. Featuring more than …
Brooklyn Experience
The Ultimate Guide to Neighborhoods & Noshes, Culture & the Cutting Edge
Häftad, 2016
325 kr
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From Paris to Rio, everyone’s curious about hot, new Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Experience, Ellen Freudenheim’s fourth comprehensive Brooklyn guidebook, offers a true insider’s guide, complete with photographs, itineraries, and insights into one of the most creative, dynamic cities in the modern world. …
Soft Corruption
How Unethical Conduct Undermines Good Government and What to Do About It
Inbunden, 2017
569 kr
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New Jersey has long been a breeding ground for political corruption, and most of it is perfectly legal. Public officials accept favors from lobbyists, give paid positions to relatives, and rig the electoral process to favor their cronies in a system where campaign money is used to buy government …
Village of Immigrants
Latinos in an Emerging America
Häftad, 2018
274 kr
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Greenport, New York, a village on the North Fork of Long Island, has become an exemplar of a little-noted national trend-immigrants spreading beyond the big coastal cities, driving much of rural population growth nationally. In Village of Immigrants, Diana R. Gordon illustrates how small-town …
Waste Is a Terrible Thing to Mind
Risk, Radiation, and Distrust of Government
Häftad, 2007
442 kr
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It is an unenviable task, but one that all state governments face: finding a final “resting place” for low-level nuclear waste from power plants, hospitals, university laboratories, and other industries. John Weingart was the official in New Jersey who for many years led this onerous charge. This …
New Jersey Politics and Government, 4th Edition
The Suburbs Come of Age
Häftad, 2013
512 kr
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This fourth edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges New Jersey has overcome and those it continues to face: sustaining growth and opportunity in a multicultural society, providing quality education, and protecting the environment. State politics and government have been almost …
American Dictators
Frank Hague, Nucky Johnson, and the Perfection of the Urban Political Machine
Av Steven Hart
Inbunden, 2013
439 kr
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One man was tongue-tied and awkward around women, in many ways a mama's boy at heart, although his reputation for thuggery was well earned. The other was a playboy, full of easy charm and ready jokes, his appetite for high living a matter of public record. One man tolerated gangsters and …
Charles Lee
Self Before Country
Inbunden, 2013
484 kr
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Received an Honorable Mention for the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond's 2014 Book AwardDominick Mazzagetti presents an engaging account of the life of Charles Lee, the forgotten man of the American Revolution. History has not been kind to Lee-for good reason. In this compelling …
Rutgers Since 1945
A History of the State University of New Jersey
Inbunden, 2015
511 kr
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In the 1940s, Rutgers was a small liberal arts college for men. Today, it is a major public research university, a member of the Big Ten and of the prestigious Association of American Universities. In Rutgers since 1945, historian Paul G. E. Clemens chronicles this remarkable transition, with …
Envisioning New Jersey
An Illustrated History of the Garden State
Av Maxine N. Lurie, Richard F. Veit
Inbunden, 2016
446 kr
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Winner of the 2018 Award of Merit and the 2018 Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local HistoryWinner of the 2017 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Author AwardSee New Jersey history as you read about it! Envisioning New Jersey brings together 650 spectacular …
