The First Resort: Fun, Sun, Fire and War in Cape May, Americas Original Seaside Town - Hardcover

Miller, Ben

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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.

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About the Author

Ben Miller has been researching the history of Cape May for a decade and is the author of the column ""The Way We Were"" in Exit Zero magazine.

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ISBN 10:  0979905184 ISBN 13:  9780979905186
Publisher: Exit Zero Press, 2010
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