Twin Rivers: The Raritan and the Passaic (The Rivers of America Series)

ix, [1], 390 pp. 8vo. "This is Mr. Wildes' second Rivers of America volume, which should be welcome to all those who enjoyed his fine book, The Delaware. The Raritan and the Passaic are not big rivers, but from early colonial days to the present there have always been exciting goings-on in their valleys and environs. Wars of all kinds and conditions have kept the citizens on the alert, from the Battle of Monmouth to the Battle of the Trusts - by way of the Industrial Revolution and the Ferryboat War. Through the book's pages move many New Jerseyites - famous and infamous: General Charles Lee, Washington's second in command and a traitor; Washington himself, at Morristown; Lighthorse Harry Lee; Mayor Hague of Jersey City; and a host of other nice off-the-record characters that Mr. Wildes has found in his searching about."