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Amazon.com: New Jersey travel in Amazon.com Utopia, New Jersey: Travels in the Nearest Eden  Utopia. New Jersey. For most people--even the most satisfied New Jersey residents--these words hardly belong in the same sentence. Yet, unbeknown to many, history shows that the state has been a favorite location for utopian experiments for more than a century. Thanks to its location between New York and Philadelphia and its affordable land, it became an ideal proving ground where philosophical and philanthropical organizations and individuals could test their utopian theories. In this intriguing look at this little-known side of New Jersey, Perdita Buchan explores eight of these communities. Adopting a wide definition of the term utopia--broadening it to include experimental living arrangements with a variety of missions--Buchan explains that what the founders of each of these colonies had in common was the goal of improving life, at least as they saw it, not just the goal of selling homes. In every other way, the communities varied greatly, ranging from a cooperative colony in Englewood founded by Upton Sinclair, to an anarchist village in Piscataway centered on an educational experiment, to the fascinating Physical Culture City in Spotswood, where drugs, tobacco, and corsets were banned, but where nudity was widespread. Despite their grand intentions, all but one of the utopias--a single-tax colony in Berkeley Heights--failed to survive. But Buchan shows how each of them left a legacy of much more than the buildings or street names that remain today--legacies that are inspiring, surprising, and often outright quirky. Utopia, New Jersey: Travels in the Nearest Eden Author: Perdita Buchan Hardcover: Company: Rivergate Books (2007) List Price: Amazon Price: Used Price: $72.40 Discovering New Jersey Wineries : A Travel Guide to New Jersey's Wine Country (Discovering Wineries)  Gone are the common visions on New Jersey's industrial sites along the Turnpike -- once off the major roads, wineries are hard at work taking advantage of the near-perfect grape growing conditions in New Jersey and harvesting crops to turn into next year's award-winning wines. This guide to the state's 15 wineries tells the story behind each establishment, provides details about winemakers' backgrounds, and offers descriptions of many of their nationally acclaimed vintages. Maps and directions for day trips and longer adventures are included, as are listings of the state's wine festivals, associations, and publications.Author: Kevin M. Atticks Paperback: 104 pages Company: Resonant Publishing (2000-11-01) ISBN: 0966871669 List Price: $9.95 Amazon Price: Used Price: $9.97 Travel Across New Jersey in the 18th Century and Later  History of stage transportation across New Jersey, from 1723. Discussion of roadways, passenger and freight operations; excerpts from period newspapers. Ferries and steamboats. (NJHS 1922)Author: William H. Benedict Digital: 15 pages Download: PDF Company: Digital Antiquaria (2004-01-01) (2004-01-01) List Price: $4.25 Amazon Price: $4.25 Mobil Travel Guide 2001 New York New Jersey (Mobil Travel Guide New York)  Journey through two spectacular states with this comprehensive travel guide! This invaluable planner will easily direct you to over 22,000 gratifying places to eat and stay in all price ranges, and to nearly 20,000 fascinating events and attractions throughout New York and New Jersey. You?ll discover: - Full-color regional, state, and city maps Arranged in a convenient A-Z format and small enough to fit inside any glove compartment, this versatile edition is an exceptional travel companion. Mobil Travel Guide 2002 New York New Jersey (Mobil Travel Guide New York)  Paperback: 700 pages Company: Consumer Guide Books (2002-01) ISBN: 0785358129 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $3.37 Used Price: $0.76 Hunter Travel Guide's The New Jersey Handbook (Adventure Guides Series) (Adventure Guides Series)  An incredibly diverse state with an amazing array of things to do, New Jersey is so small that everything is within a few hours' drive at most. There's the shore, with its sandy beaches, where the boardwalk and saltwater taffy were invented; the northwest, a region of green rolling hills, magnificent valleys and picturesque towns ignored by time; the southern counties, with their lush farms and a simpler way of life. Even the northern counties, often dismissed as concrete jungles, are loaded with zoos, arboretums, historic sites and museums. This guide, a goldmine for residents and visitors alike, tells you all about the best amusement parks, historic sites, cultural attractions, beaches, boardwalks, parks, forests, and much more - plus sections on restaurants, hotels and shopping - in every county.Author: Russell Roberts Paperback: 230 pages Company: Hunter (2004-08-31) ISBN: 1588434001 List Price: $16.99 Amazon Price: $16.95 Used Price: $0.04 The New Jersey Almanac and Travel Guide, 1966-1967. Commemorating 302 Years of New Jersey History, 1664-1966, etc. Author: Steele Mabon, et al., eds. Kennedy Hardcover: Company: Cedar Grove: (1966) List Price: Amazon Price: Used Price: $39.99 New Jersey Roadmap: Travel, Explore: Including Atlantic City, Camden, Trenton, Featuring City to City Mileage Chart ... Northern New Jerse (Large Scale State Maps) Author: Universal Map Hardcover: 1 pages Folded Map Company: Universalmap (2002-01) ISBN: 0762526580 List Price: Amazon Price: Used Price: $3.00 State government employee travel: New Jersey's travel services program (Innovations) Author: Cathy M Atkins
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