Stories of West Orange
By: Joseph Fagan
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781626195530
Subjects: Anecdotes; History; Biography
Description: "Collection of stories about West Orange's past"--

"West Orange is one of New Jersey's most loved communities, and the remarkable stories from its past reveal why. Civil War general McClellan lived here while he ran for president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Amos Alonzo Stagg, the 'Grand Old Man of Football,' grew up in town. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt discovered their romantic interest for each other here. West Orange also had its share of intrigue. An alleged love affair between two star-crossed residents led to murder, with as many subplots as a dime store romance novel. Discover the stories of the future mayor who escaped the Nazis, the town employee who fired the first shot of World War II, the railroad tycoon, the hometown Olympic champion, Liberace's early rise to fame and more as local history columnist Joseph Fagan tells West Orange's most fascinating tales"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. SURVIVING ARTIFACTS PROVIDE A TANGIBLE HISTORY; title: The Long Journey Home; title: John Crosby Brown; title: Mrs. Edison and Mrs. Roosevelt; title: 2. KEY ROLES OF TRANSPORTATION; title: The Eagle Rock Hill Climb; title: Moving a Mountain; title: The Cable Road; title: The Eagle Rock Trolley; title: Two West Orange Train Stations; title: 3. MURDER AND TRAGEDY; title: Sentenced to Death by Hanging; title: Murder on the Mountain; title: Tragedy at Home; title: 4. WINGS OVER WEST ORANGE; title: 5. TRUTH CAN BE STRANGER THAN FICTION; title: Beauty and the Beast; title: Wild West Orange Justice; title: Fateful Decision Launches Legendary Career; title: Path to Stardom Passes through West Orange; title: Romantic Interest Discovered in West Orange Impacts History; title: 6. THOMAS EDISON : ICONIC IMAGE OF WEST ORANGE; title: 7. THEY LEFT THEIR MARK ON US; title: The Grand Old Man of Football : Amos Alonzo Stagg; title: Cast a Long Shadow : Brian Piccolo; title: Sink or Swim Brings Olympic Glory; title: The Railroad Tycoon of West Orange : Leonor Loree; title: The Killing Fields of Cambodia Come to Eagle Rock; title: The Last Surviving Slave of Essex County; title: 8. GENERAL GEORGE MCCLELLAN: THE UNTOLD WEST ORANGE STORY; title: 9. CALL TO DUTY; title: Where Sonny Goes, History Follows; title: West Orange Mayor Escapes the Nazis; title: West Orange Boy Salutes Eisenhower; title: Father Follows in Son's Footsteps and Joins Navy.