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

Miller, Ben

ISBN 10: 0979905168 / ISBN 13: 9780979905162

Published by Exit Zero Pub, 2009

About this Item

A very nice copy. There is an inscription on the first page, otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked.

Seller Inventory # sl-o23-02tfr

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Resort: Fun, Sun, Fire and War in Cape May, Americas Original Seaside Town
• Publisher: Exit Zero Pub
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979905168
• ISBN 13: 9780979905162
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

About this title

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.

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.