| Title |
Author |
Date |
Synopsis |
| Great Storms of the
Jersey Seashore |
Larry Savadove and Margaret
Thomas Buchholz -- Down the Shore
Publishing |
1993 |
"To be at the Jersey
shore during the hurricane of 1944 or the northeaster of
1962 was to be witness to forces that boggle the mind,
bend the imagination... " Many references to
the impact felt by Ocean City residents are included. |
| Greetings
from Ocean City |
Down the Shore
Publishing |
1995 |
22 usable
postcard reproductions from Ocean City's past. |
| A History of
Ocean City, New Jersey |
Harold Lee |
1965 |
Compiled by the
author after the formation of the OC Historical Society,
this was the first published history of Ocean City. |
| Images of
America -- Ocean City, New Jersey, Vol I |
Frank and
Robert Esposito |
1996 |
A pictorial
trip into the history of Ocean City. |
| Images of
America -- Ocean City, New Jersey, Vol II |
Frank and
Robert Esposito |
1998 |
A second
pictorial trip into the history of Ocean City uncovers
many more vintage photographs of the town's seaside
attractions. |
OCEAN CITY
--
America's Greatest Family Resort 
|
Fred Miller
-- Arcadia
Publishing |
2003 |
The
most comprehensive story of Ocean City's history. |
| Ocean City
Memories |
Harold Lee |
1979 |
This book gives
the reader a clear view of how Ocean City became what it
is today -- and rekindles memories for long-time
residents. |
| Ocean City
New Jersey -- Postcard History |
Mark McLaughlin |
1999 |
Black and white
postcard reproductions with historical comments by the
author. |
| Peck's Beach |
Tim Cain |
1988 |
The story of a community
whose character is unique among tose of other southern New
Jersey shore towns. |
| The Saga of
the Sindia |
Compiled by
Alberta Lamphear |
1992 |
This
fact-filled 31-page
booklet is a compilation of the various accounts of the
ill-fated vessel, the Sindia. This booklet is
available for purchase from the Museum
store. |
| Seaside
Scenes and Thoughts |
Walter Wilder |
1914 |
Walter traveled
from Boston by steamer to spend the summer of 1913 at an
Ocean City home. While there he kept this day-by-day
diary describing his meetings, his walks, and the world in
general. |
| Shipwrecks
off Ocean City |
David Seibold
and Charles Adams |
1986 |
Stories of
ships wrecked near Ocean City waters. |
Takashi’s
Voyage
The Wreck of the Sindia |
Lucinda
Hathaway
-- Down
the Shore Publishing |
1995 |
In this
fact-based adventure, Takashi, a young Japanese boy is shanghaied aboard
the Sindia, a sailing ship bound for New York at the turn of the
century. (A companion teacher's "Float
Plan," is also available from Down
the Shore Publishing.) |
| Unto the
Sons |
Gay Talese |
1992 |
The epic of
millions who emigrated to the US from Italy. Gay
details many of his experiences growing up in the
flag-waving, Protestant island of Ocean City. |
| A View from
Macaroni Street |
Nicholas Regine |
1999 |
The story of
the Italian American immigration to Ocean City, New Jersey
is told. |
| We Had a Shore Fast Line |
Melvin E. Borgnis |
1979 |
The story of the rail line,
which ran inland between Atlantic City and Ocean City, and terminated
at 8th and the Boardwalk in OC. Stories of the drivers and
the people who rode the trollies. |
| The Wreck of "The Sindia" |
The
Ocean City Ledger |
1902? |
This
nine-page booklet, originally published by the Ocean City
Ledger, recounts the Sindia's story. Offered
here as an Acrobat PDF file. (825 Kb) |
