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New Jersey50 Notable New Jersey Athletes 
Carl Lewis, Derek Jeter, Franco Harris, and Rick Barry. What do they all have in common? Well, besides all being superstar athletes, they all are from the Garden State. Most people probably know that these guys are from the Garden State, but did not know about many of the others, including Irving Fryar, Ron Dayne, and Shaquille O'Neal. 50 Notable Athletes from New Jersey also includes the lesser known athletes such as Juliette Atkinson, Anne Donovan and Mike Rozier. The book will take the 50 Notable Athletes and give a brief biography as well as stories that the public may not know about. From car racing to baseball to basketball to tennis and Olympic sports, Michael Pellowski covers all the bases to bring you the best 50 Notable New Jersey Athletes. About The Author 
Wandering Around South Jersey Southern New Jersey is a unique area of the Delaware Valley. On one side you have the sprawling suburbs of Philadelphia, and on the other the Pine Barrens, which cover more than one million acres of land, or about one fifth of the state Of New Jersey. Most people do not know what lies in between the strip malls, highways and forests. In Wandering Around South Jersey, Ryan Stowinsky explores these areas. Take a trip to the Scarborough Covered Bridge - one of the only covered bridges in New Jersey. Visit Hollowfield Cemetery, a cemetery with no gravestones. The book also explores some of New Jersey's more notable landmarks, including May's Landing's Lucy the Elephant and the world's first dinosaur, the Hadrosaurus. 
The Jersey Devil In the course of its extraordinary history, the Jersey Devil has been exorcised, shot, electrocuted, declared officially dead, and scoffed as foolishness--none of which has had any effect on it or the people who persist in seeing it! This mysterious creature is said to prowl the lonely sand trails and mist-shrouded marshes of the Pine Barrens, and emerge periodically to rampage through the towns and cities of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, leaving many communities in near-hysteria. The authors show that while a few appearances have been out-right fraud and others have likely been the result of mass hysteria, this creature has been seen by enough sane, sober, and responsible citizens to keep the possibility of its existence alive and tantalizing. The 13th Child movie with Cliff Robertson, Lesley-Anne Down, and Robert Guillaume was based on the book. Over 75,000 in print. 
Phantom of the Pines Emitting shrill cries and leaving its footprints in mud and snow, it has roamed the Pine Barrens of South Jersey for almost three hundred years. It is usually said to resemble a composite of several different animals, but it walks upright and us believed to be the child of a human mother. What is this mysterious creature? The Jersey Devil, of course! More than twenty years after their first book about the Jersey Devil was published, James McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr.'s, new research into this phenomenon continues to intrigue readers. Does the Jersey Devil actually exist? Or is it simply a hoax? Open Phantom of the Pines--if you dare--and decide for yourself. Sequel to The Jersey Devil by James F McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr. 
Tales of the Jersey Devil The legend of the mysterious and terrifying Jersey Devil, and the many stories surrounding this truly unique American myth are not to be missed or forgotten. Collected here are thirteen chilling tales of a creature that has terrorized and captivated the mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens for more than two hundred years. From the creature's birth in 1735 to a modern-day Jersey Devil Hunt, dare to follow this monster and those who have faced its terror through more than two hundred years of American history, folklore, and horror. 
The Shore Ghosts and Other Stories of New Jersey by Larona Homer When the old fisherman saw an eerie blue light begin to flash in a downstairs window of the deserted beach house, he started to run. Footsteps began to follow him - he heard them crunching in the sand... Ghosts and smugglers at the shore, a brother and sister alone on a terrifying trip to freedom on the Underground Railroad, a courageous boy in a devastating fire - these are but a few of the characters brought to life in this charming collection of exciting stories about New Jersey. 
Blackbeard the Pirate and Other Stories of the Pine Barrens What do Blackbeard the Pirate and the Jersey Devil have in common? They both have haunted New Jersey's Pine Barrens! Over the years, this mysterious wilderness has been home to a fascinating cast of characters, some of them real and some of them legendary. There are people in the pines who say that Blackbeard buried his treasure there long ago, and that the horse-faced wing-flapping Jersey Devil still roams the woods, blowing the tops off trees and turning the milk sour. The stories about them in this book could have happened... 
Pine Barrens Legends, Lore and Lies The New Jersey Pine Barrens is a legendary place with a fascinating history, rich in mystery, adventure and romance. Across its great green canvas flash pirates and plunder, patriots and villains, boom towns and ghost towns, brawling mill workers and fire-breathing preachers, witches, wizards and, of course, the Jersey Devil. This book is a delightful grab bag collection of just such lore; a number of these yarns are pretty good local history, some are strictly for fun, and some are meant to be read aloud at night with the lights turned down low, and the doors and windows securely bolted! 
George Washington's New Jersey From 1776 to 1781 - the key years of the War of the American Revolution - George Washington fought primarily in New Jersey. He battled not only the British army and their Loyalists and Hessian allies; he battled with Congress, with the weather, for food and military supplies, with disease, and even with some of his own generals. In New Jersey you can find more open-to-the public scenes of his actions than in any other state. George Washington's New Jersey leads you through the war and through these houses and battlefields - places like Trenton and Princeton, where Washington s daring nine-day campaign changed the course of world history. Explore homes like the Ford Mansion in Morristown where Martha joined him during the coldest winter of the entire century, far worse than the winter in Valley Forge. 
Filling in the Seams: by Christopher T. Edwards Play Ball! Trenton Baseball fans waited a long time to hear this cry ring out in their hometown. And in 1994, minor-league baseball stormed into Trenton with the arrival of the Trenton Thunder and the construction of beautiful Mercer County Waterfront Park stadium. In this fascinating chronicle of the first three seasons of the Double-A Thunder franchise, Trenton Times sportswriter Christopher T. Edwards provides an insider's up-close-and-personal view of the people and events that have made the Thunder one of the most popular minor-league teams in the country. 
Just Around the Corner, in New Jersey My brothers and I were lucky enough to have a father who loved to tell stories, and he had many good one to tell...Unlike other physicians of his day he didn t laugh at folk remedies, and he was intrigued by the supernatural and stories which ended in questions, rather than conclusions...All sorts of things have happened here, both good and bad, and some of the stories in this book are about those interesting events, and people, just Around the Corner in our part of the world. From a killer shark cruising the shores of New Jersey to the Newark Riots, suffragettes, tomato-haters and the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast--in which Martians invade the Earth via New Jersey--this book is full of great stories of important events and people that New Jersey is proud to call her own. |
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