The golden age in Long Branch
Subtitle: tales of fascinating and famous people
By: Sharon Hazard.
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781596292161
Subjects: Celebrities -- New Jersey -- Long Branch -- Biography -- Anecdotes; Long Branch (N.J.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes; Long Branch (N.J.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Long Branch (N.J.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes
Genres: Biography; Anecdotes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A place called Long Branch; title: Earliest visitors; title: The First Lady arrives; title: The man who took the South is taken by Long Branch; title: The summer capital; title: The nation's patient; title: Presidents; title: The muster roll; title: Tycoons come to town; title: The entertainers; title: American humorist dies in Long Branch; title: Writers and artists are drawn to the sea; title: Mansions by the sea; title: Shipwrecks on the shore; title: Salt of the earth.