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COFFEE TABLE BOOK
Island Beach
– A Sonnet in the Sands –
by Gordon Hesse
$44.00
Hardcover with dust jacket
More than 150 photographs
Actual size: 9 1/4" x 12 1/4"
ISBN-13: 978-0-9777077-6-8
Sample cover. Actual cover not shown.
The Crown Jewel
of the Jersey Shore
Island Beach, the barrier island state park which borders the At-
lantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay at the central Jersey Shore, preserves
ten miles of New Jersey's coastline in its natural state before human
development. Its beauty is unsurpassed, and it has been aptly called
"the crown jewel of the Jersey Shore."
This limited-edition, oversized volume by Gordon Hesse, author
of All Summer Long - Tales and Lore of Lifeguarding on the Atlantic,
tells the story of the park from the time before Europeans arrived
to present day.
The text includes information about the history of the park, the
plant and animal life, the sportsmen's shacks, the Governor's Man-
sion, the park today, and more. The history includes the time before
recorded settlers, whaling, mysterious inlets, the Revolution and
privateers, the U.S. Lifesaving Service, various owners and caretakers,
historic storms, secret WWII experiments, the state's purchase, and
the evolution of the park today.
The book also features more than 150 exquisite photographs by
some of the shore's finest photographers. The stunning photographs,
many of which are presented two feet wide, cover every aspect of
the park in all four seasons—from the dunes and maritime forests to
the beaches, to the park's historic and current buildings, and to the
sportsmen's shacks, past and present. Numerous historic photographs
reveal the ultimate view into the park's past as well. These incredible
images of the park's natural beauty, combined with the folio's over-
sized format and highest quality production standards, have rendered
Island Beach one of the most beautiful books about the Jersey Shore
ever published.
It is a visual masterpiece that captures the beauty of the park
second only to the park itself and an experience that you, your
family, and friends will treasure for years to come.
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