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A list of books about the New Jersey Pine Barrens and/or South Jersey.

Some are not specifically about the Pines, but would be of interest to someone who’s interested in the Pines.
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Books still in Print





Some may be out of print. A few are extremely hard to find.

Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey
by Henry Charlton Beck

More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey
by Henry Charlton Beck

Jersey Genesis- The Story of the Mullica River
by Henry Charlton Beck

The Roads of Home- Lanes and Legends of New Jersey
by Henry Charlton Beck

Iron in the Pines
by Arthur D. Pierce

South Jersey Towns- History and Legend
by William McMahon

Smugglers’ Woods- Jaunts and Journeys in Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey
by Arthur D. Pierce

A Nest of Rebel Pirates
by Franklin W. Kemp

Historic Towne of Smithville
by William McMahon

Historic Towne of Smithville, Volume 2
by William McMahon

Weymouth, New Jersey
by Robert F. Johnson
(very hard to find- may be out of print)

Catawba (still looking for full title and author)

New Jersey Postal History
by John L. Kay and Chester M. Smith, Jr.
(very hard to find)

The Trail of the Blue Comet
by Christopher T. Baer, William J. Coxey and Paul W. Schopp
(in print, but very hard to find)

New Jersey and the Revolutionary War
by Alfred Hoyt Bill

The Indians of New Jersey- Dickon Among the Lenapes
by M. R. Harrington

Pine Barrens Legends, Lore, and Lies
by William McMahon

Living with the Pine Barrens
by Jack Cervetto

Patriots, Pirates and Pineys- Sixty Who Shaped New Jersey
by Robert A. Peterson

Pine Barrens of New Jersey: A Study of Significance
prepared by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for the National Park Service

Protecting the New Jersey Pine Barrens
by various authors

Contested Lands- Conflict and Compromise in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens
by Robert J. Mason

Environmental Decision making in Rural Locales- The Pine Barrens
by Joan Goldstein

Water, Earth, and Fire- Land Use and Environmental Planning in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
by Jonathan Berger and John W. Sinton

Pine Barrens Ecosystem and Landscape
by various authors

Exploring the Pine Barrens of New Jersey- A Guide
by R. Marilyn Schmidt

Old and Historic Churches of New Jersey
by Ellis L. Derry


Old and Historic Churches of New Jersey, Volume 2
by Ellis L. Derry

Churches & Graveyards of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
by R. Marilyn Schmidt

Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey, A Guide
by Janice Kohl Sarapin

Gravestone Designs: Rubbings & Photographs from Early New York and New Jersey
by Emily Wasserman

The New Jersey Coast and Pines
by Gustav Kobbé

Seasons of the Pines: A Photographic Tour of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
by Bob Birdsall

Wildflowering Barrens- A Naturalist's Guide to the Ecology and Flora of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
by Al List Jr., and Bill Cahill

A Field Guide to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey
by Howard P. Boyd

Wildflowers of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey
by Howard P. Boyd

Pine Barrens Odyssey- A Naturalist’s Year in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey
by Howard P. Boyd

The Vegetation of The New Jersey Pine-Barrens-- An Ecologic Investigation
by John W. Harshberger

A Key to the Woody Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
by Michael D. Geller

Days Off
by Henry Van Dyke

Exploring the Little Rivers of New Jersey
by James and Margaret Cawley




Out Of Print Books






The following is a list of out of print books. At
the bottom of the list you will find information and links
on finding out of print books.


Heart of the Pines- Ghostly Voices of the Pine Barrens
by John A. Pearce
(First edition- 2000, Second edition with more photographs and text- 2001)

Jersey Wagon Jaunts- New Stories of New Jersey (2 volumes)
by Alfred M. Heston

South Jersey: A History 1664-1924 in 4 volumes
by Alfred M. Heston

The Jersey Midlands
by Henry Charlton Beck

Family Empire in Jersey Iron- The Richards Enterprises in the Pine Barrens
by Arthur D. Pierce

Small Towns, Black Lives: African American Communities in Southern New Jersey
by Wendel A. White

Harrisville
by Angelo N. Dellomo

Sketches of Egg Harbor Township
by various authors

The Story of Hammonton
by William McMahon

The Great Wilderness
by Margaret L. Mints

Absegami Yesteryear
by Jack E. Boucher

Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey
by Edited by L.L.T. Willis, Mrs. L. Dow Balliett, and Mrs. M.R.M. Fish
(First edition and 1988 reprint)

Atlantic County, A Pictorial History
by Elaine Conover Abrahamson

Early Furnaces and Forges in New Jersey
by C. S. Boyer

Early Inns and Taverns in West Jersey
by C. S. Boyer

Sign Posts- Place Names in History of Burlington County
by H. H. Bisbee

Place Names of Ocean County, New Jersey 1609-1849
by Vivian Zinkin

Down Jersey
by Cornelius Weygandt

The Pine Barrens
by John McPhee
(hardcover version with photographs is out of print)

Chaseworld: Foxhunting and Storytelling in New Jersey's Pine Barrens
by Mary Hufford

Pinelands Folklife
by Moonsammy, Cohen, and Williams

Early Recollections and Life of Dr. James Still
(First edition, and facsimile edition from 1971)

Nature in Pictures: Mostly in South Jersey
by Lee Powers Hynes

The Plants of New Jersey (report of the New Jersey State Museum, 1910)
by Witmer Stone (First edition, and 1973 reprint)

Wilderness Wetlands in Spring- A Canoe Trip in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey
by Lois Ann Dwyer


Unexpected Treasure
by Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci




Where to find out of print books




Amazon.com

Where over 50 million new, used, rare, out-of-print books
are just a click away, online @ abebooks.com


bookfinder.com

Gravelly Run Antiquarians- which is located in Dorothy, NJ.

The Cheshire Cat, at Buzby’s in Chatsworth
Clamtown Books in Tuckerton





Booklets and Bulletin





At A Plus Print you can purchase booklets about the history of each county in the state (and other states). These booklets are also on Ebay sometimes.

From the Archaeological Society of New Jersey you can purchase back issues of their Bulletin.
Bulletin #48 1993 features an article about the Bog Iron gravemarkers of the Pine Barrens.
Bulletin #54 1999 features an article about the brick factory ruins near Mays Landing.

Paper Town of the Pine Barrens- Harrisville, New Jersey
by Michael Fowler & William A. Herbert
(out of print)

The Meeting House at Head of the River
Compiled by Doris S. Young

Sketches of Old Port Republic
by Harriet S. Sander

Of Batsto and Bog Iron
by Jack E. Boucher
(out of print)

Batsto Lights- The Story of Batsto Glass and the Richards Dynasty
by Sarah W.R. Ewing
(out of print)

An Introduction to Batsto
by Sarah W. R. Ewing
(out of print)

An Historical Sketch of Batsto, New Jersey (1933)
by Bertram Lippincott, 1978 reprint

Bits of a Batsto Year
by Annie M. Carter

The Forks- a Brief History of the Area
by Barbara Solem-Stull

Double Trouble: A Pine Barrens Preserve
by Pauline S. Miller

A Home in the Pine Barrens
by Medford Township Environmental Commission

A Self-guided Tour of Chatsworth & Vicinity
by R. Marilyn Schmidt

Piney Talk
by R. Marilyn Schmidt

The Mill at Pleasant Mills
by Mullica Township Environmental Commission

An Old Jersey Furnace- A Study
by Harvey Moore (1943) 1970 reprint

Historic Atsion Village
by George F. Atkins
(out of print)

Atsion- A Town of Four Faces
by Sarah W.R. Ewing
(out of print, but still available)

A Journey Through Atsion
by Sarah W.R. Ewing
(out of print, but still available)

The Pine Barrens- A Preliminary Ecological Inventory
by Jack McCormick
(out of print)

Also look for the February 1911, June 1916 and January 1974 issues of National Geographic.
There are also a few back issues of National Geographic Traveller, and Smithsonian Magazine
which feature articles on the Pine Barrens.



Novels and books of stories






Some of these are geared towards young teenagers




The Pine Barrens Mystery
by Augusta Huiell Seaman
(out of print)

The Pines (horror)
by Robert Dunbar
(out of print, but easy to find)

Pinelands, a novel
by Robert F. Bateman

Kate Aylesford, or the Heiress of Sweetwater (romance)
by Charles J. Peterson
(recently reprinted)

The Barrens
by Joyce Carol Oates, writing as Rosamond Smith

Cranberry Queen (romance)
by Kathleen DeMarco

Shadow in the Pines
by Stephen W. Meader

Stranger in the Pines
by May McNeer

To Touch the Deer
by Gus Cazzola

The Mystery of the Stalwart
by Elbert M. Hoppenstedt

Danger in the Pines
by Ruth Nulton Moore

Blackbeard the Pirate and Other Stories of the Pine Barrens
by Larona Homer

The Jersey Devil
by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr.

Phantom of the Pines: More Tales of the Jersey Devil
by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr.

The Barrens and Others
by F. Paul Wilson

Night Flight
by Gloria Repp

The Hardy Boys—The Outlaw’s Silver
by Franklin W. Dixon

The Stopping Place
by Marden Dahlstedt

To Tell Me Terrible Lies- A Romance of the Pine Barrens- First of the Wainwright Chronicles 1778-1783
by Katherine St. Clare

As the Day the Night- A Novel of the Pine Barrens- Second of the Wainwright Chronicles 1785
by Lillian R. Rodberg (“Katherine St. Clare”)

The Tides of Barnegat
by F. Hopkinson Smith
(out of print)

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