| Keyport in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Regan, Timothy E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 073850016X ISBN-13: 9780738500164 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1998 Annotation: The twentieth century can truly be said to have been Americaas century. As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach to the millennium, the topic of change is on everyoneas mindahow our communities and lifestyles have changed over the past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve the past while facing the future in which the world seems to change ever faster. The American Century series documents and celebrates our most recent historyafeaturing images of faces and places which were taken within living memory and yet that already seem to belong to a long-past era. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Travel | United States - Northeast - Middle Atlantic (nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 974.946 |
| LCCN: 98087870 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.46" W x 9.16" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 20th century can truly be said to have America's century. As the nation reached its position among the world powers, American towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. As we grow further away from these times, we strive harder to preserve these fading memories for ourselves and the generations who come after us. The American Century series documents and celebrates our most recent history - featuring images of faces and places which were taken within living memory and yet that already seem to belong to a long-past era. Enter the Keyport of the 20th century, a small borough in New Jersey that may not seem very important today, but holds the nickname "Pearl of the Bayshore. " |
Contributor Bio(s): Regan, Timothy E.: - Keyport in the Twentieth Century, written by Timothy E. Regan, uses a wealth of images to bring the history of Keyport, New Jersey, in this eventful century to life. |