Klappentext See New Jersey history as you read about it! Envisioning New Jersey brings together 650 spectacular images that illuminate the course of the state's history! from prehistoric times to the present. Readers may think they know New Jersey's history! but the visual record presented here dramatically deepens and enriches that knowledge. Zusammenfassung Envisioning New Jersey brings together over 650 spectacular images that illuminate the course of New Jersey history, from prehistoric times to the present. Maxine N. Lurie and Richard F. Veit, two leading authorities on New Jersey history, present here a smorgasbord of informative pictures that capture the amazing transformation of New Jersey over time.

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Lurie, Maxine N

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See New Jersey history as you read about it! Envisioning New Jersey brings together 650 spectacular images that illuminate the course of the state's history, from prehistoric times to the present. Readers may think they know New Jersey's history, but the visual record presented here dramatically deepens and enriches that knowledge.

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Envisioning New Jersey brings together over 650 spectacular images that illuminate the course of New Jersey history, from prehistoric times to the present. Maxine N. Lurie and Richard F. Veit, two leading authorities on New Jersey history, present here a smorgasbord of informative pictures that capture the amazing transformation of New Jersey over time.

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Preface1 Beginnings: Archaeology and Indians, the Long Journey2 The Colonial Period: Early New Jersey3 The American Revolution and Confederation Period4 New Jersey in the Early Republic5 The Jacksonian Era, 1820–18506 Civil War and Reconstruction7 Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization: The Post–Civil War Years8 Immigration, the Progressive Era, and World War I9 The Great Depression and World War II10 Postwar New JerseyAcknowledgmentsIndex