Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach Island

Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach IslandThe first of three elegant companion books about Long Beach Island by John Bailey Lloyd, ''this loving history'' (as the first edition was described by The Record of Hackensack) brings the shore's past to life. Filled with historic photographs, old engravings, maps and illustrations carefully reproduced, this hardcover captures a sense of the Jersey Shore that residents and visitors long for today. Readers will rediscover the lost resort of Sea Haven

The first of three elegant companion books about Long Beach Island by John Bailey Lloyd, ''this loving history'' (as the first edition was described by The Record of Hackensack) brings the shore's past to life. Filled with historic photographs, old engravings, maps and illustrations carefully reproduced, this hardcover captures a sense of the Jersey Shore that residents and visitors long for today.

Readers will rediscover the lost resort of Sea Haven and Tucker's Island; they will ride the Tuckerton and Long Beach railroads to the new resort of Beach Haven, stay in its delightful and airy seashore hotels such as the Engleside and Baldwin, and stroll its elegant boardwalk. They will experience the fear of the legendary 1916 shark attacks, visit the early gunning and yacht clubs, and watch pound fishermen haul in boats brimming with fish caught just off the beach. 

Readers can learn of the shore whalers — some of the first settlers on this barrier island, read about the Mansion of Health and Captain Bond’s Long Beach House, learn of tragic shipwrecks, such as the Powhatan, and the birth of the U.S. Life-Saving Service with its “red houses” dotting the beach.

John Bailey Lloyd's wonderful writing style, combined with extraordinary old images, will fill readers with a true sense of place.