The Roads of Home: Lanes and Legends of New Jersey

by Henry Charlton Beck

"None of this is orderly, store-bought legend or folklore. This is the way people talk, sought out and recorded by one who loves both the people and the talk."--The New York Times Long regarded as folklife classics, Henry Charlton Beck's books are vivid recreations of the back roads, small towns, and legends that give New Jersey its special character. Father Henry Charlton Beck, who lived in New Jersey nearly all his life, was the author of numerous books on New Jersey folklife, state editor of the Camden Courier-Post, and writer for the Newark Star-Ledger. He is considered New Jersey's first folklorist and his painstaking work has left us with a rich collection of tales.

Genres: History

291 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Made me oddly sad. Really informative but Beck writes the way an old man tells a story. It feels like listening to a grandfather asking his elders what it was like one hundred years ago. I might come back and finish it, but it wasn't what I was looking for.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never met an HCB book I didn't like.