Absegami Yesteryear

Atlantic County Historical Society, 1963. hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Signed by author on front endpage. Jacket is rubbed, edges have tattering, binding sound, internally clean. ABSEGAMI was one of two tribes of the Lenni Lenape to in-habit Atlantic County during aboriginal times. ABSEGAMI YES-TERYEAR is the story of the people, places and events of this area, deep in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey, from that era to 1875. Photographs, more than 100 of them, most in black and white, some in color, plus a fascinating narrative text is used to recount history of this "down Jersey" area. Inns, taverns, schools, churches, and early industries . . . glass, iron, paper . . . are all shown as they ap-pear today. While the stories are vividly presented, Jack Boucher has adhered to the facts . . . facts which have been carefully researched and documented. Although the photo-graphs are all new, they have been taken with care to exclude modern intrusions . . . automobiles, TV antennae, utility poles. They present the scenes as they appear today . . . or could have appeared a century or more ago ... in Yesteryear ! ABSEGAMI YESTERYEAR is a collector's treasure. It is a book as much for the serious historian, the amateur history buff as it is for the stranger to South Jersey's rich historical heritage. AB-SEGAMI YESTERYEAR can be a researchers tool, provide entertainment, or serve as a guide book . . . either in the armchair or auto-mobile. Every site, building or event considered worthy has been included between these covers . . . WELCOME, THEN, TO ABSEGAMI YESTERYEAR! . PUBLISHED IN OBSERVANCE OF NEW JERSEY'S A, A TERCENTENARY YEAR 1664 - 1964 BY THE ATLANTIC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.