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“The Architect” Tote “When my son Sam saw this drawing, the directness of his response surprised me. “All you have to do is run it backwards.” Of course! It’s just like the bombs in Slaughterhouse Five that rose out of inward-shrinking explosions that made buildings whole again, up into the bomb bays of airplanes that flew backwards to their bases, where the bombs were removed, disassembled, reduced to their raw materials, put back into the earth, and covered with beautiful forests. Maybe such ideas are only pleasant dreams—fantasies of a world that could never be. Given our present state of laziness, that’s all they seem. If anything is to change for the better, however, we’ve got to produce a society that can run it all backwards, making rich, green cities out of urban deserts. Architects have got to be among the leaders of that turnaround. It’s not that we deserve such leadership. There just doesn’t happen to be another group, ready with its T-squares and drawing boards, in sight.” Gentle Architecture (1981) by Malcolm Wells $20, plus shipping |
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Edward Harris II A Footnote in Time $15, plus shipping |
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Lenape Country Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn Author Jean R. Soderlund demonstrates that the hallmarks of Delaware Valley society—commitment to personal freedom, religious liberty, peaceful resolution of conflict, and opposition to hierarchical government—began in the Delaware Valley not with Quaker ideals or the leadership of William Penn but with the Lenape Indians, whose culture played a key role in shaping Delaware Valley society. The first comprehensive account of the Lenape Indians and their encounters with European settlers before Pennsylvania’s founding, Lenape Country places Native culture at the center of this part of North America. [Source: University of Pennsylvania Press web site: http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15255.html] |
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For nearly fifty years Dorothy Middleton Nelson made her collection of Indian archaeological and ethnological materials–reputedly the fourth largest private collection in North America at the time–available to visitors at her Thunderbird Museum in New Jersey. In this book O. Kirk Spurr documents Dorothy Middleton’s collection and her unique perspective on North American Indian culture. [Source: ASAA/Persimmon Press] |
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Settled in 1682 by Quakers, Moorestown grew quickly into an important agricultural and social hub. Local farms and nurseries were considered the best in the state with their superior produce and specimen plants, and the coming of the railroad in the 1860s brought industrial leaders who helped the town to grow and prosper beyond its agrarian roots. It became the home of Eldridge R. Johnson, cofounder of the Victor Talking Machine Company, and Alice Paul, a women’s suffrage champion. Moorestown provided easy access to New York City and surrounding urban centers, and it continued to be a mix of sought-after residential neighborhoods, working farms, and thriving businesses. Since 1904, the Moorestown Improvement Association has been instrumental in the town’s growth, with contributions including funding the first artesian well, purchasing land for the first parks and athletic fields, and registering the town in the National Register of Historic Places. Kimberly L. Bunn, AIA, a Moorestown resident and architect, is very active in the American Institute of Architects. Lynne F. Schill is a lifelong resident of the Moorestown area. Both share an interest in historic preservation and are trustees of the Moorestown Improvement Association. Historical photographs included in this book are from the collections of the Moorestown Improvement Association and the Historical Society of Moorestown as well as from several private collections. [Source: Arcadia Publishing] |
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James C. Purdy, author of Moorestown, Old & New A Local Sketch, was born in Whitesboro, New York, in 1837, the son of Stephen and Susan Purdy. He first came to Moorestown in the summer of 1878. He became interested in the history of “old” Moorestown as he conversed with older residents, many of whom had access to the early records, documents, and letters which he later used as the foundation for this book which was completed and published in 1886. Moorestown, Old & New is an entertaining and informative story of Moorestown’s early development as a community. It tells of the growth of the township, history and genealogy of early residents, and of events related to Revolutionary days. Two maps and an index to the complete work are also included. This is a 2002 hardcover edition [Hillsboro Press] with a Foreward to the Bicentennial edition (1975) $20.00, plus shipping |
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Historical Society of Moorestown |
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Breaker Boys: The NFL’s Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship From ESPN’s David Fleming, the epic story of the Pottsville Maroons, the NFL’s greatest team and the stolen championship of 1925. Read about the exploits of Moorestown’s Walter French who was one of the team’s star players and the hero of the championship game win over the Chicago Cardinals. Signed by the author. $15, plus shipping |
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“New Jersey’s land records and deeds are unlikely sources for a thrilling tale but reveal little-known, fascinating history. A detailed story of the founding of the Garden State 350 years ago is preserved in these papers. …Join land title expert Joseph Grabas as he combs through these all-but-forgotten stories of the pursuit of happiness and property in early New Jersey.” $20, plus shipping |
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Protecting New Jersey’s Environment From Cancer Alley to the New Garden State “Contaminants in fish. Ocean dumping. Biological diversity/integrity and endangered species. Pinelands and forest preservation. Wetlands protection. Watersheds and headwaters. In Protecting New Jersey’s Environment these concerns translate into real human interest stories about people and their surroundings not only in the state-a critical site for the growth of environmentalism-but all around the country as well. …With people as its focus, Protecting New Jersey’s Environment explores the science underpinning environmental issues and the struggles over public policy that go undocumented behind the scenes and beneath the controversies. Belton demonstrates the ways that scientists, regulators, lobbyists, and politicians interact and offers the public a go-to guide on how to seek environmental protection in practical ways.” $24, plus shipping |
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Man Failure: The Story of New Jersey’s Deadliest Train Wreck “On the drizzly evening of February 6, 1951, the Pennsylvania Railroad commuter train known as ‘The Broker’ derailed in Woodbridge, New Jersey, killing 85 and injuring hundreds in what remains the deadliest railroad accident in the state’s history. Communities all along the Jersey Shore were shaken by the sudden and violent loss of family and friends. What happed was self-evident from the mangled railcars and bodies. Why was another matter and would lead investigators to delve deep into the inner workings of the self-proclaimed ‘Standard Railroad of the World.’ Drawn from contemporary accounts, investigation transcripts, and recent interviews with those whose lives were forever changed, Man Failure puts the reader at the center of the story…” $20, plus shipping |
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Close to Shore The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 “Combining rich historical detail and harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue great white shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey Shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history.” Signed by the author. $15, plus shipping |
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The Ragged Road to Abolition Slavery and Freedom in New Jersey, 1775-1865 “The Ragged Road to Abolition chronicles the experiences of slaves and free blacks, as well as abolitionists and slaveholders, during slavery’s slow northern death. Abolition in New Jersey during the American Revolution was a contested battle, in which constant economic devastation and fears of freed blacks overrunning the state government limited their ability to gain freedom. New Jersey’s gradual abolition law kept at least a quarter of the state’s black population in some degree of bondage until the 1830s. The sustained presence of slavery limited African American community formation and forced Jersey blacks to structure their households around multiple gradations of freedom while allowing New Jersey slaveholders to participate in the interstate slave trade until the 1850s. Slavery’s persistence dulled white understanding of the meaning of black freedom and helped whites to associate “black” with “slave,” enabling the further marginalization of New Jersey’s growing free black population. By demonstrating how deeply slavery influenced the political, economic, and social life of blacks and whites in New Jersey, this illuminating study shatters the perceived easy dichotomies between North and South or free states and slave states at the onset of the Civil War.” $25, plus shipping |
