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BOOKS ABOUT CAMDEN, N.J.

One of the really nice things that has happened since I've started working on this website is that I've met a lot of people and made a lot of new friends. A lot of people have asked me where they can find books about Camden, and so far I've met five people who have written and published books about Camden during the last couple of years. 

On this page you will find information about these books and links to where you can find out more about them, and hopefully buy them! Come to think of it, I've got a manuscript of my own I need to put together! 

This site has been greatly helped by fellow researchers, who have given so much of their time... and in more than a few instances money... to further the work of this website. Take a moment, see what is available, and if you would pick up a book or two. They don't get stale and make great gifts!

Phil Cohen

phil552@comcast.net

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"The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common;
they don't alter their views to fit the facts… they alter the facts to fit their views."
~ Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor; Dr. Who: The Face of Evil (1977) by Chris Boucher

A Book by Cheryl Baisden

CAMDEN

by Cheryl L. Baisden

Camden resurrects that fascinating era of invincibility through powerful images of Camden’s neighborhoods, community life, and bustling downtown district, as well as the newsmakers and lawbreakers who defined the “biggest little city in the world.” Also included are images of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge construction; Cooper Hospital; Campbell Soup Company, Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA, New York Shipbuilding, and other subjects of interest. 

Published and sold by Arcadia Publishing
$19.99 & Postage & Handling
ISBN: 0738544647

To purchase an autographed copy from the author, e-mail Cheryl Baisden

A Book by Allen F. Hauss

SOUTH JERSEY MOVIE HOUSES

by Allen F. Hauss

South Jersey Movie Houses is a pictorial tour of the theaters that once raised their curtains to audiences across the South Jersey. It offers a nostalgic look at their neon marquees and silver screens, bringing back memories of Saturday matinees, 3-D glasses, and movie date nights.

Published and sold by Arcadia Publishing
$19.99 & Postage & Handling
ISBN: 0738544663

Bob's Books
works by Robert A. Stanton

Trolley Days in Camden New Jersey

by Robert A. Stanton

Full of vintage photographs and lively text, this book covers the trolley era in Camden and its suburbs from horse cars to the end in 1937. The history of the operating companies of the seven city lines and the six suburban lines along with the cars, car number series and assignments, and carbarns, are all documented. Also included are the ferries, amusement parks, notable wrecks, the special car CAMDEN, and the trackless trolleys. Softcover, 100 pages, 8 1/2"x11" format. Three maps and over 110 vintage photographs, including one in color.

This book contains covering all of the city and suburban lines before 1937.  Included are:  carbarns, ferries, maps, and even some old busses.  Price: $15.00 plus $1.75 USA postage.

THE RAILROADS OF 
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

by Robert A. Stanton

The railroads and the impact they had on the growth and development of "the biggest little city in America". Fifty-six pages, with a large 1921 map of Camden's Railroads, streetcars and streets.

Price:  $9.00 plus $2.00 USA postage.

STREETCAR TO THE JUNGLE

by Robert A. Stanton

Trolleys in the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. How the streetcars built the city and made it grow.

Fourteen pages of history plus 30 pictures.

Price:  $6.00 plus $2.00 USA postage.

  If you would like to purchase a copy of any of these books, or have any further questions concerning them, please contact Bob Stanton at the address below, or e-mail me.

Phil Cohen