Table of Contents
Maps
Photographs & Illustrations
Introduction
1 The Ever-Changing Shore
2 1664-1774: A Few Desolate Beaches
Native Americans at the Shore
The English Replace the Dutch
Whaling
Pirates
Smugglers, Privateers, and the United States Navy
3 1765-1850: The Rise of Resorts
Sandy Hook, “Squan,” Deal, and Toms River
“Sea Bathing” at the Jersey Shore
Tucker’s Island and Long Beach
Cape May
Long Branch
4 1850-1900: Railroads, Atlantic City, and Long Branch
The Coming of Railroads and the Concept of “Vacation”
Atlantic City
Long Branch as the Nation’s Premier Resort
Cape May, Tucker’s Island, and Beach Haven
5 Religion at the Jersey Shore
Traveling Preachers and Camp Meetings
Ocean Grove
Asbury Park
Ocean City
“Sea Grove,” Dry Towns, Retreats, and Ethnics
6 The Rise of Resorts, Monmouth County
Railroads and New Resorts
Monmouth County
7 Shipwrecks, Life-Saving, and Lighthouses
Early Wrecks
A Mysterious Death Leads to an Iconic Grounding
Collisions on a Vast Sea
Shipwrecks as Fact and Fiction
US Life-Saving Service
Lighthouses
8 The Rise of Resorts, Ocean County
Point Pleasant to Island Beach State Park
Long Beach Island
9 Fires, Storms, and War
Fires
Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, and Nor’easters
World War
10 The Rise of Resorts, Atlantic County
Atlantic County
Atlantic City, Politics, and Prohibition
11 Fish, Fish, and Boats
Commercial Fishing and New Jersey’s Major Ports
The Lady Mary and the Dangers of Commercial Fishing
Sport Fishing, Gunning, and Recreational Boating
The Intracoastal Waterway
“Jaws”
12 The Rise of Resorts, Cape May County and the Lore of the Shore
The Personalities of Jersey Shore Communities
The Look, Lure, and Lore of the Shore
Cape May County
13 The 20th Century: Transformation
Transportation Again Transforms the Shore
Economic Development and the Great Depression
The Garden State Parkway
Building Booms
Gambling at the Jersey Shore
Race Relations
14 The 21st Century Shore
The “Public Trust” Doctrine and Eminent Domain
State Action, Federal Funding, and University Support
Revival: Cape May, Long Branch, Asbury Park, and Atlantic City
Superstorm Sandy
The Future of the Jersey Shore
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
