Tracing the changes in environment, land use patterns, demography, transportation, economy, and politics of New Jersey over the course of many centuries, this title illuminates the state's transformation from a simple agricultural society to a post-industrial and culturally diverse place.
"Mapping New Jersey," the first interpretive atlas of the state in more than one hundred years, traces changes in environment, land use patterns, demography, transportation, economy, and politics over the course of many centuries and illuminates the state's transformation from a simple agricultural society to a post-industrial and culturally diverse place inhabited by more people per acre than anywhere else in the country. This oversize volume is filled with 225 colorful maps, graphs, and diagrams and divided into six topical chapters, each accompanied by an introduction and overview telling the story of the state's past and detailing its diversity today.
