DescriptionThis 240-page hardcover book illuminates New Jersey's transformation from a simple agricultural society to a post-industrial and culturally diverse place inhabited by more people per square mile than anywhere else in the country." The book "traces changes in environment, land-use patterns, demography, transportation, economy, and politics over the course of many centuries." The book is in like-new condition except for minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket and light abrasions over most of the back of the dust jacket.