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| Jersey Shore: Vintage Images of Bygone Days | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 586481
Category: Book
Author: Emil R. Salvini
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Studio: Globe Pequot
Manufacturer: Globe Pequot
Label: Globe Pequot
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 212
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0762740957
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.900946
EAN: 9780762740956
ASIN: 0762740957
Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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Product Description
Jersey Shore:Vintage Images of Bygone Daysis an illustrated cultural history of "The Shore" as it evolved in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author recounts stories of the people and events that shaped the physical, economic, and socialdevelopment of the coastal resort towns, recapturing their glory days (boardwalks and beaches) and their tragedies (storms and shipwrecks) in172 high-quality, b/wvintage (and a few contemporary) photographs.
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WOW - Love this book! August 23, 2008
Love this book! What a fantastic gift for anyone familiar with the Jersey shore - I bought several for friends and family (and one for myself). The beautful photos really take you back in time, while the author tells the story behind the photos as well. This is a book you'll want to keep on the coffee table and pick up again and again when you crave a bit of nostalgia.
~ Lee
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"making the world sparkle, one tee at a time"
Great Book June 4, 2008
This book really captures the bygone days of "Down the Shore". The photographs included are fascinating (esp. the annual baby parade, who knew)? A great book for residents, summer renters or anyone who has visited The Jersey Shore.
This is the Book May 31, 2008
I'm a new comer to the New Jersey Shore and for a guide to its history: this is the book. From Cape May to Asbury Park it provides an excellent introduction to the history of all the important shore points. After a quick glance through Jersey Shore I felt full of great stories, fun facts, and general knowledge that I'll most definitely be inflicting upon my beach companions this summer. This book has it all: from high diving horses to beached whales. In addition to nature's wonders, through illustrations it captures a fascinating array of the contraptions, accommodations and carnival rides built to bring that boardwalk experienced to the next level. I picked up a few of Salvini's other New Jersey titles when I bought this one, and like those, Jersey Shore is carefully researched and passionately executed. Emil Salvini has a unique skill for selecting interesting and compelling images and I can only imagine he's quite the pale fellow for spending so much time in historical societies and in archives finding them. As an author, he clearly relishes this story. Perhaps best of all, Jersey Shore will make for great beach reading this summer. Each illustration is accompanied by short historical sketches and insightful reflections which keeps it upbeat and entertaining. Like the actual Jersey Shore, I'll be dippin' in and out of this book for a long time to come.
A must read for anyone who grew up at the Jersey Shore May 29, 2008
This book taught me so much about the "Jersey Shore"- things that I've never knew even though I grew up there.
Having relocated to the west coast, Jersey Shore brought back so many fond memories of childhood trips with my family. I hadn't realized how much I missed the area until now.
The meticulous research and attention to detail establishes Salvini as the quintessential chronicler on New Jersey history.
A great summer read May 29, 2008
A friend gave me this book over the weekend and it was the perfect beach read. It is filled with great bits of history about all areas of the Jersey shore. From boardwalks, to presidents to "curious" beached whales, I found this book to be packed with wonderful photos that gave me a great sense of what the shore once was. I am inspired to read more about some of the history that the author touches upon. I'm sure I'll be lending my copy out this summer!
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