Asbury Park's Glory Days: The Story of an American Resort
- ISBN-10
- 0813540879
- ISBN-13
- 9780813540870
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 207
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-02-22
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Author
- Helen-Chantal Pike
Description
Complemented by more than two hundred color and black-and-white illustrations, a nostalgic look back at Asbury Park's heyday from 1890 to 1980 examines the historical conditions contributing to the resort town's cycle of booms and recessions.
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