Matawan & Aberdeen, NJ [Paperback]

Helen Henderson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; 1st edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752404229
• ISBN-13: 978-0752404226
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,229,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Although I wrote fiction for myself as long as I can remember, and been a professional writer for many years, pursuing publication for my fiction is a more recent endeavor.

As a person, I have tried to find a balance between my typical Gemini characteristics. My heritage is also a reflection of contrasts -- the descendent of a Pennsylvania German/Scot and a Czech, a coal-miner's daughter and an aviation flight engineer. I grew up knowing the simple life on a farm, yet my professional career was designing computers.

This dichotomoy shows in my writing which crosses genres from historical adventures (written while listening to the Ashokan Farewell), westerns to western movie themes and science fiction/fantasy to the lilting tunes of Celtic harp and flute.

My published non-fiction in regional and national publications covers antiques, travel, history, and several articles on battlefield archeology (yes, I do know the subject and have participated in digs using both traditional screen and trowel methods and the new-fangled metal detectors). I'm also proud of my two local histories, "Matawan and Aberdeen - Of Town and Field" and "Around Matawan & Aberdeen," both published under the Arcadia Press imprint.

Join me as we journey among the stars, to the past both near and far, or to worlds of imagination.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars treasure of local images, December 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Matawan & Aberdeen, NJ (Paperback)

Local historian Helen Henderson has gathered together over 180 historic photographs, many rare and previously unpublished. The images are used to illustrate the changes of Matawan and Aberdeen, New Jersey, from a colonial settlelment to a 1920s resort, and as an industrial area to the suburban bedroom community of today. The book is a unique keepsake for current or former residents.

4.0 out of 5 stars Around Matawan & Aberdeen, December 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Matawan & Aberdeen, NJ (Paperback)

Local historian Helen henderson has collected over 180 historic photographs, many rare and previously unpublished, of matawan borough and aberdeen township in monmouth county, new jersey. The photographs are used to present a pictorial history of the area from a colonial settlement to a 1920s resort, and as an industrial area to the suburban bedroom community of today.