{"product_id":"tales-of-south-jersey-profiles-and-personalities-paperback","title":"Tales of South Jersey: Profiles and Personalities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Waltzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Wilk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's much more to southern New Jersey than the Pine Barrens and the Jersey Devil, and this collection by journalists Jim Waltzer and Tom Wilk tells readers all about it. Oceanside and bayside towns offer a box seat from which to observe the regions rich history and the summery lore of the wonders of nature. Landlocked towns boast their own homespun and hell-raising traditions and idiosyncrasies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaltzer and Wilk have compiled almost fifty stories about the state's southernmost counties. Although the focus is on Atlantic City and its remarkable people, outsize structures, and quirky events, the storytelling ranges across the wider region to provide an insiders look at history as it was being made. You'll encounter gangsters and gamblers, baseball hitters and hurricanes, famous piers and hotels, landmark theaters and eateries, splashy events and unheralded oddities 3\/4 in sum, a cross-section of the regions character and characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors divide their book into six sections: entertainment, famous and infamous events, innovations and innovators, leisure and recreation, room and board, and sports legends. Within each section are the rich and varied stories Waltzer and Wilk have collected for New Jerseyans reading pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Waltzer is a journalist who has written for \u003ci\u003eAtlantic City\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eDelaware Today\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSandPaper\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Jersey Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tom Wilk is a copy editor for the \u003ci\u003eCourier-Post\u003c\/i\u003e in Cherry Hill and coauthor, with Harry Armstrong, of\u003ci\u003e New Jersey Firsts: The Famous, Infamous, and Quirky of the Garden State\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eAtlantic City\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eNew Jersey Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eNo Depression \u003c\/i\u003emagazine.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45612730482732,"sku":"9780813530079","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/tales-of-south-jersey-profiles-and-personalities-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}