River Island
Title | River Island PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Lanciotti |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Total Pages | 130 |
Release | 2000-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0595145817 |
River Island is the history of a small, humble island called Barley Point, located on the Navesink River, in the affluent shore town of Rumson, N.J. It starts with the first humans here, the Lenni Lenappi, who came to hunt and fish in this beautiful place during the summers before the Europeans “discovered” and “bought” it. The main story is about the summer people of the Island who rented summer shacks there before they joined together to buy it. In particular, the author who is one of the 57 owners, describes his observations and the philosophy of life that he developed while spending his summers there for over twenty five years. From its start as a collection of summer shacks built by unique people seeking a place in the summer sun, this little Island has constantly sought the acceptance of its parent, the wealthy town of Rumson. Its early years were obscure, and mostly unnoticed, but then it sought to join the mainstream. It applied for building permits to improve its humble condition, but found itself impeded in its efforts. Its real estate is still very modest despite small improvements, but the Island’s natural beauty on the Navesink River is priceless. If you are a lover of nature, you should buy this book to read it during those times of your life when you take the world too seriously. The descriptions of the Island and the people since the Depression to the present, and the joys they received from a simple life with nature will convince you that really the best things in life are free. Whenever you read it, it will be summer again at River Island.
Gulf Coast Strategic Homeporting
Title | Gulf Coast Strategic Homeporting PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 432 |
Release | 1987 |
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents
Title | House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 796 |
Release | 1867 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |
House Documents
Title | House Documents PDF eBook |
Author | United States House of Representatives |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 814 |
Release | 1867 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed
Title | The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed PDF eBook |
Author | William S. Powell |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | 608 |
Release | 2010-06-15 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0807898295 |
The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers. This revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North Carolina cities, towns, crossroads, waterways, mountains, and other places identified here. The stories attached to place names are at the core of the book and the reason why it has stood the test of time. Some recall faraway places: Bombay, Shanghai, Moscow, Berlin. Others paint the locality as a little piece of heaven on earth: Bliss, Splendor, Sweet Home. In many cases the name derivations are unusual, sometimes wildly so: Cat Square, Huggins Hell, Tater Hill, Whynot. Telling us much about our own history in these snapshot histories of particular locales, The North Carolina Gazetteer provides an engaging, authoritative, and fully updated reference to place names from all corners of the Tar Heel State.
General Studies (SSC)
Title | General Studies (SSC) PDF eBook |
Author | YCT Expert Team |
Publisher | YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES |
Total Pages | 960 |
Release | |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN |
2022-23 SSC CGL/CHSL/CPO SI/JE/MTS/GD General Studies Chapter-wise Solved Papers
United States Reports
Title | United States Reports PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Supreme Court |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 696 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | Courts |
ISBN |