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90 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 Atlantic 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 his- tory of the park, the plant and animal life, the sportsmen's shacks, the Governor's Mansion, the park today, and more. The history includes the time before recorded settlers, whaling, mys- terious inlets, the Revolution and privateers, the U.S. Lifesaving Service, various owners and caretakers, historic storms, secret WWII exper- iments, the state's purchase, and the evolution of the park today. The book also features more than 150 exqui- site 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 sea- sons—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. Coming Soon! TO ORDER | Toll-free: (888) 22-SHORE (227-4673) | Online: www.jerseyshorebooks.com