Frank Richard Stockton published by DemoPublisher
History, Bio & Memoir
published 594 days ago
about 61017 words

This volume of stories, composed of historical incidents, or material connected with the history of New Jersey, is not intended to be a record, even in a condensed form, of the rise and progress of the State. The stories are arranged chronologically, but there has been no attempt to give a complete and continuous account of events or epochs. The material for the stories has been collected from many sources; and the selections have been made with regard to the interest, the instructiveness, and as far as possible the novelty, of the matter chosen. There has been a constant endeavor, however, to present a series of historical incidents in a panoramic form, so that the reading of the stories in their regular succession would give an impressive idea of the discovery and settlement of the State, of its people, manners, and customs, and of its progress and achievements, as it was gradually evolved from the Indian region of Scheyichbi into the State of New Jersey...

Chap. #	Title	# Words
1	PREFACE.	322
2	THE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF SCHEYICHBI.	1986
3	THE STORY OF A PEACEMAKER.	1465
4	THE WINNING OF THE PRIZE.	1248
5	HOW SCHEYICHBI REALLY BECAME NEW JERSEY.	2904
6	FINS, RATTLES, AND WINGS.	2088
7	THE STORY OF A GIRL AND A HOGSHEAD.	1295
8	THE STORY OF PENELOPE STOUT.	3044
9	THE SCHOOLMASTER AND THE DOCTOR.	3571
10	THE SLAVES OF NEW JERSEY.	2285
11	A JERSEY TEA PARTY.	2193
12	THE STORY OF A SPY.	3964
13	A MAN WHO COVETED WASHINGTON'S SHOES.	3292
14	THE MAN IN THE "AUGER HOLE."	3038
15	THE STORY OF TWO CAPTAINS.	3520
16	THE STORY OF TEMPE WICK.	1872
17	THE STORY OF FORT NONSENSE.	3608
18	AN AMERICAN LORD.	2241
19	MOLLY PITCHER.	1550
20	THE MORRISTOWN GHOSTS.	2924
21	A JERSEYMAN AND HIS ROYAL CROWN.	2415
22	THE DEY, THE BEY, AND SOME JERSEY SAILORS.	4068
23	SEA FIGHTS WITH A NOBLER FOE.	2261
24	THE STORY OF THE TELEGRAPH AND THE STEAMBOAT.	1661
25	NEW JERSEY AND THE LAND OF GOLD.	2202