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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 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!
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