Jersey Genesis

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.

• ForewordForeword to 1963 Printing1 Fisherman's Luck2 Roundabout Islands3 Bishop's Breed4 Cure for an Old Age5 Roads Under Water6 Leeds of Leeds7 Leeks in Lower Bank8 Over Turtle Creek9 Captain's House10 Meadow Musk11 Green Bank12 One Corpse to Another13 Pillar of Society14 Snappers and Greentails15 "As Dying-"16 The Adventure of Aserdaten17 Rolling Stones Gather18 The Forum19 Names and Big Gun20 Toward the Port21 Port of the Republic22 The Jersey Devil23 Santa Claus for the Lower Bank24 Farewell to Lower Bank25 The Forks26 HeadwatersBibliographyA Note on the AuthorIndex