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Archives and Historical Sketch, Morris County

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Archives and Historical Sketch, Morris County

by Historical Records Survey (HRS), Works Progress Administration (WPA); preface by Stephen C. Griffith

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Morristown, New Jersey: The Board of Chosen Freeholders, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, 1937. Very Good+ condition. Bound in the original tan-colored wraps, printed in black. NO creases. Clean, square, and tight. SEE PHOTOS. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are creamy white and unmarked. Prepared by the Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Preface by Stephen C. Griffith. Includes HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MORRIS COUNTY with sections on colonial villages, the Revolutionary War, the Ford mansion, Morristown, Temperence (Tempe) Wick, Thankful Blossom, Jockey Hollow, Bret Harte, Benedict Arnold 's court martial, Thomas A. Edison, Samuel F. B. Morse and the electric telegraph, the Morris Canal, etc. Photo illustrated. General Index. Index to Names and Places. Not in the WPA bibliography by Marc Selvaggio [i.e. THE AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES: WORKS BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT].. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+ condition. (iv), 135pp.

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Title
Archives and Historical Sketch, Morris County
Author
Historical Records Survey (HRS), Works Progress Administration (WPA); preface by Stephen C. Griffith
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ condition
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The Board of Chosen Freeholders, County of Morris, State of New Jersey
Place of Publication
Morristown, New Jersey
Date Published
1937
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New Jersey History;
Size
(iv), 135pp

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