John T. Cunningham (1915–2012)

Auteur de New Jersey, America's main road

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A propos de l'auteur

John T. Cunninham was born in Newark, New Jersey on June 26, 1915. He worked as a reporter at the Daily Record as a student in high school and continued to work there while attending Drew University, where he graduated in 1938. During World War II, became a captain in the Army Air Corps. He was a afficher plus reporter for the Newark Sunday News for 23 years. He became a full-time author in 1963. He wrote numerous books about New Jersey history including This is New Jersey, New Jersey: America's Main Road, Railroads in New Jersey, Newark, and The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown. He also wrote school textbooks and made more than 20 documentary films. He received an Emmy for Dreams of Distant Shores, which was about immigrants and immigration. He helped found the North Jersey American Revolution Round Table. He received the lifetime achievement award from the Advocates of New Jersey History. He died on June 7, 2012 at the age of 96. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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Œuvres de John T. Cunningham

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New Jersey, America's main road (1966) 31 exemplaires

This is New Jersey (1968) 30 exemplaires

The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown (2007) 21 exemplaires

The New Jersey Shore (1958) 18 exemplaires

Newark (1989) 15 exemplaires

Ellis Island: Immigration's Shining Center (2003) 10 exemplaires

The New Jersey sampler;: Historic tales of old New Jersey (1977) 10 exemplaires

New Jersey: A Photographic Journey (1987) 9 exemplaires

Railroading in New Jersey (1951) 9 exemplaires

Colonial New Jersey (1971) 8 exemplaires

This Was New Jersey As Seen by Photographer Harry C. Dorer (2007) — Directeur de publication — 7 exemplaires

Railroads In New Jersey: The Formative Years (1997) 6 exemplaires

University in the Forest: The Story of Drew University (1972) 6 exemplaires

Murder Did Pay: 19Th-Century New Jersey Murders (New Jersey historical classics) (1981) 6 exemplaires

New Jersey's Five Who Signed (1975) 5 exemplaires

You, New Jersey and the World (1972) 5 exemplaires

Remembering Essex: A Pictorial History of Essex County, New Jersey (1995) 5 exemplaires

Made in New Jersey; the industrial story of a State 4 exemplaires

Chatham (1997) 4 exemplaires

Chatham; at the crossing of the Fishawack 4 exemplaires

Capsules of New Jersey History 3 exemplaires

Atlantic City (NJ) (Images of America) (2000) 3 exemplaires

On the Go in New Jersey (1970) 3 exemplaires

On the go in New York (1983) 3 exemplaires

Chatham Township: Images of America (2001) 2 exemplaires

Turtle Back Zoo: A facility of the Essex County Park Commission (1971) 2 exemplaires

Madison (1998) 2 exemplaires

New Jersey: A Mirror on America (2000) 2 exemplaires

Baseball in New Jersey: The Game of History 2 exemplaires

Miss Liberty Finds a Home (1985) 2 exemplaires

The East of Jersey: A History of the General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey (1992) 2 exemplaires

Garden State: the story of agriculture in New Jersey (1955) 2 exemplaires

New Jersey, the adaptable state 1 exemplaire

The miracle on South Street: The story of Morristown's Community Theatre (2000) 1 exemplaire

The University in the Forest, The Story of Drew University 1 exemplaire

Drew University (NJ) (College History Series) (2000) 1 exemplaire

Clara Maass; a nurse, a hospital, a spirit 1 exemplaire

Atlantic City (NJ) (Scenes of America) (2007) 1 exemplaire

Conflict 1 exemplaire

New Jersey's rich harvest: A brief history of agriculture in New Jersey : published in commemoration of the 200th… 1 exemplaire

Thomas Edison--they called him wizard! 1 exemplaire

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National Geographic Magazine 1960 v117 #1 January (1960) — Auteur — 3 exemplaires

Four Seasons at the Shore: Photographs of the Jersey Shore (2004) — Avant-propos — 2 exemplaires

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Date de naissance: 1915
Date de décès: 2012-06-07
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lieu du décès: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Lieux de résidence: Floorham Park, New Jersey, USA
Études: Drew University (1938)
Professions: historian
Reporter
Organisations: Newark Evening News

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The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the… par John T. Cunningham

New Jersey historian John T. Cunningham's fiftieth book seems to be a very personal one. He grew up in the Morristown area and has written a very Morristown oriented view of the Revolutionary War. I really enjoyed getting more information on this area I have visited and can picture. I especially appreciated the history of the fight to save the historic sites for the modern visitor recorded at the end of the book and also Cunningham's thoughts on Morristown in comparison to Valley Forge. Glad I read this one.… (plus d'informations)

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cbfiske | Dec 28, 2010 |

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