John T. Cunningham (1915–2012)

Author of This is New Jersey

About the Author

John T. Cunninham was born in Newark, New Jersey on June 26, 1915. He worked as a reporter at the Daily Record as a student in high school and continued to work there while attending Drew University, where he graduated in 1938. During World War II, became a captain in the Army Air Corps. He was a show more reporter for the Newark Sunday News for 23 years. He became a full-time author in 1963. He wrote numerous books about New Jersey history including This is New Jersey, New Jersey: America's Main Road, Railroads in New Jersey, Newark, and The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown. He also wrote school textbooks and made more than 20 documentary films. He received an Emmy for Dreams of Distant Shores, which was about immigrants and immigration. He helped found the North Jersey American Revolution Round Table. He received the lifetime achievement award from the Advocates of New Jersey History. He died on June 7, 2012 at the age of 96. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by John T. Cunningham

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This is New Jersey (1968) 36 copies

New Jersey, America's main road (1976) 35 copies

The New Jersey Shore (1958) 23 copies

The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown (2007) 22 copies, 1 review

Newark (1989) 16 copies

Ellis Island: Immigration's Shining Center (2003) 15 copies

New Jersey: A Photographic Journey (1987) 11 copies

The New Jersey sampler; historic tales of old New Jersey (1977) 10 copies

Railroading in New Jersey (1951) 9 copies

Murder Did Pay: 19Th-Century New Jersey Murders (New Jersey historical classics) (1981) 8 copies

This Was New Jersey As Seen by Photographer Harry C. Dorer (2007) — Editor — 8 copies

Colonial New Jersey (1971) 8 copies

Railroads In New Jersey: The Formative Years (1997) 7 copies

New Jersey's Five Who Signed (1975) 6 copies

Capsules of New Jersey History 6 copies

University in the Forest (1990) 6 copies

You, New Jersey and the world (1972) 6 copies

Remembering Essex: A Pictorial History of Essex County, New Jersey (1995) 5 copies

Garden state : the story of agriculture in New Jersey (1955) 5 copies

Chatham (1997) 5 copies

Made in New Jersey; the industrial story of a State (1954) 5 copies

Chatham; at the crossing of the Fishawack 5 copies

The East of Jersey: A History of the General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey (1992) 4 copies

Baseball in New Jersey: The Game of History (1995) 4 copies

Madison (1998) 3 copies

On the Go in New Jersey (1996) 3 copies

Chatham Township (NJ) (Images of America) (2001) 3 copies

On the go in New York (1983) 3 copies

Atlantic City (NJ) (Images of America) (2000) 3 copies

Turtle Back Zoo: A facility of the Essex County Park Commission (1971) 2 copies

New Jersey: A Mirror on America (2000) 2 copies

Miss Liberty Finds a Home (1985) 2 copies

The New Jersey SHORE 1 copy

The miracle on South Street: The Story of Morristown's Community Theatre (2000) 1 copy

The University in the Forest, The Story of Drew University 1 copy

Thomas Edison--they called him wizard! 1 copy

Atlantic City (NJ) (Scenes of America) (2007) 1 copy

Conflict 1 copy

Drew University (NJ) (College History Series) (2000) 1 copy

New Jersey's rich harvest: A brief history of agriculture in New Jersey : published in commemoration of the 200th annive 1 copy

New Jersey, the adaptable state 1 copy

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Four Seasons at the Shore: Photographs of the Jersey Shore (2004) — Foreword — 3 copies

National Geographic Magazine 1960 v117 #1 January (1960) — Author — 3 copies

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Birthdate: 1915
Date of death: 2012-06-07
Gender: male
Education: Drew University (1938)
Occupations: historian
reporter
Organizations: Newark Evening News
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Places of residence: Floorham Park, New Jersey, USA
Place of death: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Associated Place (for map): New Jersey, USA

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The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown by John T. Cunningham

New Jersey historian John T. Cunningham's fiftieth book seems to be a very personal one. He grew up in the Morristown area and has written a very Morristown oriented view of the Revolutionary War. I really enjoyed getting more information on this area I have visited and can picture. I especially appreciated the history of the fight to save the historic sites for the modern visitor recorded at the end of the book and also Cunningham's thoughts on Morristown in comparison to Valley Forge. Glad show more I read this one. show less

Dec 28, 2010 (Edited)