Arcadia Publishing is pleased to announce the publication of The American Revolution on the Jersey Shore, a new history of the area by author Michael S. Adelberg.
About the Book:
On the Jersey Shore, the Revolutionary War was more than a contest between the Continental and British armies. In this neglected region, locals divided into pro- and anti-independence camps that fought a tumultuous six-year war only intermittently tied to the larger conflict. This war brought unprecedented economic opportunity to the Jersey Shore’s formerly poor and secluded villages, as locals risked their savings on speculative salt-making ventures and risked their lives in privateer vessels.
British ships bound for New York were hunted by smaller vessels lurking in shore inlets. Local leaders sought to find and punish stealthy “London Traders” smuggling provisions behind British lines, and militia battled so-called Pine Robber gangs that frequently bested them. Richly documenting and vividly narrating these events and others, award-winning historian Michael Adelberg explores the shore’s role in America’s war for independence.
About the Author:
Michael Adelberg is the author of the award-winning The American Revolution in Monmouth County and The Razing of Tinton Falls. His essays on the American Revolution have appeared in The Journal of Military of History, The Journal of the Early Republic, The Wilson Quarterly, and other scholarly journals. Adelberg grew up in Monmouth County and spent much of his youth on the Jersey Shore. He currently lives in Virginia with his wife of thirty years (also a Jersey girl), sons, and grandsons.
Learn more about Adelberg and see notes and sources from this book at www.michaeladelberg.com.
About Arcadia Publishing:
The History Press is an imprint of Arcadia Publishing:
Arcadia Publishing is the nation’s leading publisher of books of local nonfiction and rarely explored pockets of history. Our mission is to connect people with their past, with their communities and with one another. Arcadia has a catalog of thousands of titles exploring the story of America one city, state, or county at a time.