Jersey Genesis: The Story of the Mullica River

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Rutgers University Press, 1983 - 319 páginas
Long regarded as folklife classics, Henry Charlton Beck's books are vivid re-creations of the back roads, small towns, and legends that give New Jersey its special character. Rutgers university Press is pleased to make these important books available again in newly designed editions.
 

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FISHERMANS LUCK
3
ROUNDABOUT ISLANDS
12
BISHOPS BREED
20
CURE FOR OLD AGE
33
ROADS UNDER WATER
45
LEEDS OF LEEDS
58
LEEKS IN LOWER BANK
70
OVER TURTLE CREEK
81
THE Adventure of ASERDATEN
166
ROLLING Stones GATHER
184
THE FORUM
191
NAMES AND BIG GUNS
204
TOWARD THE PORT
215
PORT OF THE REPUBLIC
226
THE JERSEY DEVIL
240
SANTA CLAUS OF LOWER BANK
250

CAPTAINS HOUSE
92
MEADOW MUSK
102
GREEN BANK
113
ONE CORPSE TO ANOTHER
121
PILLAR OF SOCIETY
132
SNAPPERS AND GREENTAILS
143
AS DYING
157
FAREWELL to Lower Bank
263
THE FORKS
276
HEADWATERS
289
BIBLIOGRAPHY
304
A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR
305
INDEX
307
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Jersey Genesis: The Story of the Mullica River, Volume 1
Henry Charlton Beck
Pré-visualização indisponível - 1945

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Father Henry Charlton Beck, who lived in New Jersey nearly all his life, was the author of numerous books on New Jersey folklife, state editor of the Camden Courier-Post and writer for the Newark Star-Ledger. He is considered New Jersey's first folklorist and his painstaking work has left us with a rich collection of tales.

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TítuloJersey Genesis: The Story of the Mullica River
AutorHenry Charlton Beck
Ediçãoilustrada
EditoraRutgers University Press, 1983
ISBN0813510155, 9780813510156
Número de páginas319 páginas
  
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