Download or read book Closed Sea written by Kent Mountford and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closed Sea weaves together a colorful history of whalers and pirates, Revolutionary patriots and loyalists, fishermen and loggers, iron masters and life saving crews, sportsmen and holiday makers. Filled with historical anecdote and keen observations of sea and shore, it is a compelling portrait of the Barnegat Bay region and its history. With a naturalist's eye and a sailor's experience, environmental historian Kent Mountford opens our eyes to the Shore's past, its shifting inlets, disappearing islands, dangerous tides and shoals. Moving inland, he documents the Pinelands environment and the industries it has supported over the centuries. Closed Sea tells the remarkable history of a fascinating place, a place of great beauty, danger and opportunity, a place that has cast its spell on generations of people. This book is published with support, in part, from the Ocean County Historical Society, the Barnegat Bay Estuary Program, and the Tuckerton Seaport.

Download or read book Down Barnegat Bay written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bayman written by Merce Ridgway and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative son of Barnegat Bay shares an insidder's chronicle of a culture that has all but disappeared. It is a story that celebrates the bay, the Jersey Shore, and the Pine Barrens with a genuine and deeply felt sensitivity.

Download or read book Barnegat Bay s Fisheries written by Richard A. Henderson (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foremost authority on fishing and crabbing Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Photos, illustrations, and maps included in an easy-to-read, entertaining format.

Download or read book Ecology of Barnegat Bay New Jersey written by Michael J. Kennish and published by Springer. This book was released on 1984 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Barnegat Life by the Bay written by Kevin Hughes and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-known for its hunting, fishing, and sea-faring ship captains, the town of Barnegat, New Jersey, was also a thriving center of industry and modern technology. Steam locomotives once raged through the pines, and over four thousand boats were built at the Perrine Boat Works. A downtown business district thrived, and cottage industries-- like glass blowing and silkworm cultivation--also left their marks. The history of the Barnegat area, which is chronicled vividly in this marvelous new photographic history by Kevin Hughes, is truly a varied and fascinating one.

Download or read book Compendium of Censuses 1726 1905 written by New Jersey. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tides of Barnegat written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Jersey Shore Protection Study Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Waterfowl of the World written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the images of award-winning photographer Gary Kramer and the words of Kramer and Greg Mensik, Waterfowl of the World takes readers on a visual and literary journey in search of all 167 species of ducks, geese, and swans on Earth. Among these are a few on the brink of extinction, like the Madagascar Pocharand Brazilian Merganser; and those that are struggling, such as the White-winged Duck and Baer's Pochard.

Download or read book Barnegat Bay Little Egg Harbor New Jersey written by Michael J. Kennish and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Cats written by Gary Jobson and published by Nomad Press (VT). This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the awe-inspiring wooden catboats unique to the Jersey Shore's Barnegat Bay is told in this pictorial history. Showcasing tales both the past and present, this narrative records the comical, sentimental, and often unbelievable stories from the sailors who have raced and cruised the majestic, 50-foot-mast A Cats since the 1920s. Information on the boats' designers, builders, and associated yacht clubs complete the account of the boats' contribution to sailing history, and gorgeous paintings and stunning, action-packed photographs illustrate the oral histories—archiving forever one of sailing's most beautiful and captivating fleets.

Download or read book A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters written by Donald Launer and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book in hand, boaters can cruise down the Jersey Shore--from New York Harbor to Delaware Bay--in the good company of Captain Donald Launer. Captain Launer brings many years of experience as a skipper of small boats to this engaging nautical and historical guide to New Jersey's tidal waters. Cruise with him from the New Jersey/New York state line near the mouth of the Hudson River, past Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook, and into the Manasquan Inlet. From there, he gives you a choice of voyages: the inside route through the Intracoastal Waterway to Toms River, Barnegat Bay, Atlantic City, and Cape May, or taking the offshore passage. Then you explore the Delaware Bay and its tributaries and cruise up the Delaware River to Trenton. This revised edition contains updated information about onshore facilities, marinas, restaurants, stores, sites of interest, docking fees, bridge heights, maritime service stations, weather, navigation, and safety, as well as post-September 11 regulations in the waters around New York City. The book also includes a wealth of photographs and sea charts. Donald Launer, who holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license, has explored the New Jersey waters in every kind of small craft since he first sailed in Barnegat Bay at the age of eight. His articles on recreational boating have appeared in Good Old Boat Magazine, Cruising World, The Beachcomber, Offshore, and Sail. He berths his schooner, Delphinus, in Forked River, New Jersey.

Download or read book The Bay at Midnight written by Diane Chamberlain and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her family's cottage on the New Jersey shore was a place of freedom and innocence for Julie Bauer—until her seventeen-year-old sister, Isabel, was murdered. It's been more than forty years since that August night, but Julie's memories of her sister's death still shape her world. Now someone from her past is raising questions about what really happened that night. About Julie's own complicity. About a devastating secret her mother kept from them all. About the person who went to prison for Izzy's murder—and the person who didn't. Faced with questions and armed with few answers, Julie must gather the courage to revisit her past and untangle the complex emotions that led to one unspeakable act of violence on the bay at midnight.

Download or read book An Investigation of Two Marinas as Sources of Pollution in Barnegat Bay N J written by Helene Boettcher and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tides of Barnegat written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Tides of Barnegat' is an adventure novel written by Francis Hopkinson Smith. The story begins by describing a lovely spring morning when Martha Sands, a nurse, is out with her dog Meg on the beach. They stop to admire the beautiful landscape, which Martha describes as "restful." While Meg is rolling in the sand, a man in a gig, Dr. John Cavendish, approaches with his Irish setter, Rex.

Download or read book A Study of Barnegat Inlet New Jersey written by John Becker Lucke and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: