Closed Sea tax-exempt and the Long Beach Railroad

and the Long Beach Railroad — are here

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 — says the International Thrillers Writers’ “The Big Thrill”

drawn from a series of remarkable interviews recorded by the LBI Historical Association over a ten-year period

The Lucy Evelyn

It is also an indelible and moving document of the last year in a young man's life

Closed Sea tax-exempt and the Long Beach RailroadClosed Sea weaves together a colorful history of whalers and pirates, Revolutionary patriots and loyalists, fishermen and loggers, iron masters and life saving crews, sportsmen and holiday makers. Filled with historical anecdote and keen observations of sea and shore, Closed Sea is a compelling portrait of the historical culture and ecology of New Jersey's Barnegat Bay region. With a naturalists eye and a sailors experience, the author opens our eyes