Hello Everyone, BooksNJ (The Capital Bookstore - http://www.booksnj.com/) would like you all to know about a Book signing event coming up at the bookstore. I'm sure they'd be happy to see you there! The information follows: --------- On Thursday, October 13th, BooksNJ will host a signing event for the recently published compilation New Jersey in the American Revolution (Rivergate Press, 2005). Editor Barbara Mitnick and contributors Richard Hunter, Mark Lender and Thomas Fleming will be available in the store to sign copies from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. BooksNJ is located at 225 West State Street, first floor. Come early while supplies of this beautiful, hard-cover publication last. If you have any questions about the event or would like to order a signed book and have it shipped to you, please call (609) 943-4444. Below is a synopsis of the book taken from the book jacket. Hope to see you on October 13th! "Barbara J. Mitnick has edited a remarkably comprehensive anthology, bringing new life to the rich and turbulent late eighteenth-century period in New Jersey. Originally conceived as a legacy of the state's 225th Anniversary of the Revolution Celebration Commission and sponsored by the Washington Association of New Jersey, the volume brings together contributions by twelve outstanding and recognized experts on New Jersey history. Chapters explore topics including New Jersey as the "Crossroads of the Revolution," important military campaigns, the 1776 Constitution, and the significant contribution of blacks, Native Americans, and women. Reflecting the contemporary view that the war's impact extended beyond military engagements, original essays also discuss the fine and decorative arts, literature, architecture, archaeology, and social and economic conditions. The reader is presented with a picture of life in New Jersey both separate from as well as connected to the fight for American independence and the establishment of the nation. Fresh and significant observations, including the fact that soldiers fought 238 battles on New Jersey soil (more than any other state) and that the social and political changes resulting from the war were more revolutionary than evolutionary make this accessibly written, beautifully illustrated volume appeal to the lay reader as well as scholars of New Jersey and Revolutionary War history. Barbara J. Mitnick, editor of New Jersey in the American Revolution, received her Ph.D. in American painting, sculpture and architectural history from Rutgers University. She is an art historian and adjunct professor of American history painting at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Her exhibitions include Picturing History: American Painting 1770-1930, and George Washington: American Symbol, for which she served as general editor of the accompanying publication. Contributors: Ian C. G. Burrow Delight W. Dodyk Thomas Fleming David J. Fowler Harriette C. Hawkins Richard W. Hunter Mark Edward Lender Maxine N. Lurie Barbara J. Mitnick Merrill Maguire Skaggs Lorraine E. Williams Giles R. Wright" -----------