Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. ONE. Colonial Cranbury, 1697 – 1783 1
5. TWO. The Making of a Classic Nineteenth-Century Village, 1784 – 1865 43
6. THREE. A New Township and an Expanding Market, 1866 – 1899 74
7. FOUR. Remembering the Turn of the Century: A Town in Transition, 1900 – 1929 109
8. FIVE. Depression, War, and Recovery, 1930 – 1959 126
9. SIX. Meeting New Challenges, 1960 – 1979 152
10. SEVEN. Saving a Historic Village, Preserving Its Farmland, 1980 – 1999 184
11. EIGHT. Confronting the Twenty-fi rst Century, 2000 – 2011 215
12. NINE. Cranbury, “One of America’s Most Beautiful Small Towns” 222
13. Afterword by William L. Bunting Jr. 233
14. Acknowledgments 235
15. Notes 239
16. Sources and Suggested Reading 257
17. Index 261
18. About the Author 283