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From: "Joan M Lowry" <>
Subject: Book Signing Event at BooksNJ
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:37:03 -0400

Hello Everyone,

BooksNJ (The Capital Bookstore) in Trenton would like you all to know about
a book signing event coming up at the bookstore. I'm sure they'd be happy
to see you there! The information follows:

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On Thursday, October 13th, BooksNJ will host a signing event for the
recently published compilation New Jersey in the American Revolution
(Rivergate Press, 2005). Editor Barbara Mitnick and contributors Richard
Hunter, Mark Lender and Thomas Fleming will be available in the store to
sign copies from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. BooksNJ is located at 225 West
State Street, first floor. Come early while supplies of this beautiful,
hard-cover publication last.
If you have any questions about the event or would like to order a signed
book and have it shipped to you, please call (609) 943-4444. New Jersey in
the American Revolution is $29.95 plus tax (and shipping and handling if
mailed). Below is a synopsis of the book taken from the book jacket. Hope
to see you on October 13th!

"Barbara J. Mitnick has edited a remarkably comprehensive anthology,
bringing new life to the rich and turbulent late eighteenth-century period
in New Jersey. Originally conceived as a legacy of the state's 225th
Anniversary of the Revolution Celebration Commission and sponsored by the
Washington Association of New Jersey, the volume brings together
contributions by twelve outstanding and recognized experts on New Jersey
history.

Chapters explore topics including New Jersey as the "Crossroads of the
Revolution," important military campaigns, the 1776 Constitution, and the
significant contribution of blacks, Native Americans, and women. Reflecting
the contemporary view that the war's impact extended beyond military
engagements, original essays also discuss the fine and decorative arts,
literature, architecture, archaeology, and social and economic conditions.
The reader is presented with a picture of life in New Jersey both separate
from as well as connected to the fight for American independence and the
establishment of the nation.

Fresh and significant observations, including the fact that soldiers fought
238 battles on New Jersey soil (more than any other state) and that the
social and political changes resulting from the war were more revolutionary
than evolutionary make this accessibly written, beautifully illustrated
volume appeal to the lay reader as well as scholars of New Jersey and
Revolutionary War history.

Barbara J. Mitnick, editor of New Jersey in the American Revolution,
received her Ph.D. in American painting, sculpture and architectural history
from Rutgers University. She is an art historian and adjunct professor of
American history painting at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Her
exhibitions include Picturing History: American Painting 1770-1930, and
George Washington: American Symbol, for which she served as general editor
of the accompanying publication.

Contributors

Ian C. G. Burrow
Delight W. Dodyk
Thomas Fleming
David J. Fowler
Harriette C. Hawkins
Richard W. Hunter
Mark Edward Lender
Maxine N. Lurie
Barbara J. Mitnick
Merrill Maguire Skaggs
Lorraine E. Williams
Giles R. Wright"

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It sounds like there might be something for everyone in this book!

Regards,
Joan

Joan M. Lowry
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