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By Frank R. Stockton
Originally published in 1896
This volume of stories, composed of historical incidents,
or material connected with the history of New
Jersey, is not intended to be a record, even in a condensed
form, of the rise and progress of the State.
The stories are arranged chronologically, but there has
been no attempt to give a complete and continuous
account of events or epochs. The material for the
stories has been collected from many sources; and the
selections have been made with regard to the interest,
the instructiveness, and as far as possible the novelty,
of the matter chosen. There has been a constant
endeavor, however, to present a series of historical incidents
in a panoramic form, so that the reading of the
stories in their regular succession would give an impressive
idea of the discovery and settlement of the
State, of its people, manners, and customs, and of its
progress and achievements, as it was gradually evolved
From the Indian region of Scheyichbi into the State
of New Jersey.
In these stories there is nothing imaginative or fanciful, except where a reference is made to the early
imaginings and fancies of the aborigines. The stories
are not founded on facts, but they are made up of facts
carefully collected from the authorities referred to in
the table of contents. Some of the stories are well
known, but could not be omitted because of their representative
character; but others, it is hoped, will be
found familiar only to the professed student of history.
The period of the stories extends from the earliest
times of Indian tradition down to what may be called
our own day; but as there was so much available matter, and so little space for it, and as there was no intention to give a comprehensive history of the State, it was
deemed well to deal only with the incidents and people
that have passed out of the boundaries of current
history.
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