Peck's Beach: A Pictorial History of Ocean City, New Jersey

The classic book about Ocean City's founding and history is now available as a newly re-designed hardcover, with all the fascinating photos and text of the popular original. The roots of this unique seaside community are explored in stories and historical photographs in 21 chapters. Author Tim Cain examines Ocean City's past -- the religious founding of the town; the Boardwalk, and the Music Pier; the resort's glamorous royal family -- Princess Grace and the Kellys; the lifeguarding tradition; shipwrecks, coastal storms, and the Sindia; Ocean City's famous moments, firsts, and facts, and much more.

First published in 1988, this new, 2016 edition features an attractive, inviting format and affordable price.

Chapters:

American Indians: The First Summer Visitors

Early European Settlers

Parker Miller: The Original Year-round Resident

An Irish Recluse and a Providential Survey

The Reverends Lake and the Town's Genesis

The Tabernacle

Those Ocean City Blues

Getting the Drop on Demon Rum

Flirty Flappers and Beach Tarzans

Lifeguards

The Kelly Clan

Generations of the Ocean City Boards

A Pier without Peer

Sparring with Poseidon

The Elephants' Graveyard

The Sindia: Our Sunken Treasure

Too Close for Comfort

Simon Lake Submarine Pioneer

Religion and Real Estate

Shuttling to the Shore

Ocean City: In and Out of the National Spotlight