The First Resort: Fun, Sun, Fire and War in Cape May, America's Original Seaside Town [Signed By Author]

Miller, Ben) Wright, Jack (editor)

ISBN 10: 0979905168 / ISBN 13: 9780979905162

Published by Exit Zero Publishing Inc, 2009

About this Item

1st printing; pictorial c; illustrated end papers; 300 clean, unmarked pages.

Seller Inventory # 116112

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Resort: Fun, Sun, Fire and War in Cape May, America's Original Seaside Town [Signed By Author]
• Publisher: Exit Zero Publishing Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979905168
• ISBN 13: 9780979905162
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: B/W, Sepia, & Colored Photos, Etc
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
• Signed: Signed By Author

About this title

Synopsis

Cape May, at the tip of the Jersey Shore, goes from boom to bust and back again in this compelling almanac of lavishly illustrated and meticulous researched regional history. Beginning with an advertisement in a Philadelphia newspaper in 1801, city dwellers soon descended upon Cape May, introducing the concept of the American seaside vacation. Throughout the Civil War, both World Wars, and up to the modern day, the visiting population of America's evergreen travel resort has always been mixed across all social spectrums, from presidents and everyday people to renowned plantation owners and famous industrialists, all of whom are commemorated in this complete retrospective.

Review

""As complete a look at the ups and downs of the Jersey Shore's proto-resort as you are likely to see." --Frank Wilson, " The Philadelphia Inquirer

" As complete a look at the ups and downs of the Jersey Shore's proto-resort as you are likely to see. Frank Wilson, " The Philadelphia Inquirer"

As complete a look at the ups and downs of the Jersey Shore's proto-resort as you are likely to see. Frank Wilson, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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"As complete a look at the ups and downs of the Jersey Shore's proto-resort as you are likely to see." --Frank Wilson, The Philadelphia Inquirer