Plexus Publishing Inc : 31 books

Plexus Publishing is proud to present this revival of Charles J. Petersons Kate Aylesford, a long lost historical romance set in Southern New Jersey during the American Revolution. The novel first appeared in 1855, was re-released in 1873 as The Heiress of Sweetwater, and spent the entire 20th century...

Plexus Publishing is proud to present this revival of Charles J. Petersons Kate Aylesford, a long lost historical romance set in Southern New Jersey during the American Revolution. The novel first appeared in 1855, was re-released in 1873 as The Heiress of Sweetwater, and spent the entire 20th century...

Nelson Johnson frequently stopped working on Boardwalk Empire to wrestle with how best to handle the thorny subject of race. But he persisted, and the result was a chapter"A Plantation by the Sea"that inspired this powerful sequel. In The Northside, Johnson brings the untold story of Atlantic City's...

THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE HBO SERIES Through most of the 20th century, Atlantic City was controlled by a powerful partnership of local politicians and racketeers. Funded by payoffs from gambling rooms, bars, and brothels, this corrupt alliance reached full bloom during the reign of Enoch...

The Pine Barrens of New Jersey contain more ghost towns, some say, than the entire American west. In Ghost Towns and Other Quirky Places in the New Jersey Pine Barrens author Barbara Solem-Stull tells the story of the towns that rose up around the iron furnaces, glass factories, paper mills, cranberry...

George Flemming weaves together a variety of primary and secondary sources with archaeology gathered over a lifetime to chronicle the accounts of the Brotherton Reservation and surrounding communities. This labor of love is interesting and informative, and provides an insightful look into the daily life...

Southern New Jersey is a region full of rich heritage, and yet it is one of the best kept historical secrets of our nation. Many famous people have lived in Southern New Jersey, and numerous world-renowned businesses were started in this area as well. This collection of biographies gives the reader a...

The Literature of Nature presents landmark nature writings from 19th- and 20th-century British and American literature. Offering a sweeping selection of poems, short stories, and essays, the anthology draws from both modern writers and those in the distant past who "observed acutely, thought...

"As I read this book I kept thinking what fun it must be to have Melissa Jarvis for a mother. Her humorous and wry reports from the ’hood tickled my mind and warmed my heart. Every mom will find the territory familiar, but Jarvis gives it a fresh, laugh-out-loud perspective." — Carol...

This engaging, irreverent, and most unusual memoir by Trenton attorney John Hartmann puts a human face on dysfunctional Jersey justice. Hartmann's self-deprecating wit and keen eye for all things absurd and ironic reveal him as an equal-opportunity ridiculerfrom supercilious lawyers and judges to cocky...

Most people equate space exploration with NASA—its multimillion-dollar, taxpayer funded programs and its small, elite corps of astronauts—but the public is largely unaware of the many privately funded efforts to develop space for human tourism and settlement. Making Space Happen takes readers...

After being jolted from a sound sleep by police early in her vacation, Meg Daniels discovers that her former boss has turned up dead near her rented beach house in Ocean City, New Jersey. A series of suspicious circumstances turn Meg into a prime suspect in his murder, and the evidence against her seems...

In The Last Newspaperman, Mark Di Ionno explores the roots of tabloid journalism and the rise of celebrity media culture. The Star-Ledger columnists debut novel offers an absorbing and historically authentic account of four major 1930s news stories through the eyes of Fred Haines, an ambitious reporter...

The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, established by an act of Congress in 1988, runs from Perth Amboy Harbor in the northeast of the state to Fort Mott State Park in the southwesta 275-mile stretch of Jersey coast linking more than 50 natural and historic destinations. Whether you plan to visit one...