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by Jim Cullen (Author)
Author Jim Cullen shares tales of the ruddy trailblazers who grappled and persevered during nation-shaping moments in the Garden State. New Jersey sits at the intersection of the most important developments in American history, from the fight for freedom to the rise of the United States as a global power. At each critical moment, key figures came forward. These profiles of important Americans--some natives of the Garden State, some not--focus on key episodes that took place here but echoed broadly. From George Washington to Thomas Edison and Whitney Houston, these men and women crisscross politics, business, religion, social activism, science and entertainment, and their critical encounters took place in cities and towns across the state.
Author Biography
Jim Cullen was born in Queens, New York. He attended Tufts University and holds a PhD in American studies from Brown University. Jim taught at Harvard, Brown and Sarah Lawrence College before settling down for nineteen years at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York, where he served as chair of the Department of History and as a member of the board of trustees. Jim is the author of more than twenty books, including The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation (2003), Bridge & Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and the Metropolitan Sound of the American Century (2023) and Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen in American Life (3rd ed., 2024). His work has appeared in the Washington Post, TIME, Rolling Stone, Newsday (New York) Daily News, CNN.com, Forbes, the American Historical Review, the Journal of American History and other publications.
