John Bailey Lloyd was born in Johnstown, PA., and had been on Long Beach Island since 1942, when he was ten years old — in time to see old landmarks like the boardwalk, the Engleside Hotel and the vast emptiness of the Island as it once was. With time out for service in the Coast Guard, graduate school and some travel, he has spent nearly every summer here. In 1977 he and his wife, Jeanette, and their two sons became permanent residents and moved into the family's Victorian summer home in Beach Haven.

A graduate of Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Mr. Lloyd had a master's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a master's in library science from Rutgers University. He worked in the reference department at the Ocean County Library in Toms River, and the Bishop Historical Library there.

Expanded, with an artistic color cover, improved reproductions, and newly discovered historic photos, this 30th Anniversary Edition is a fitting tribute to the legacy of John Bailey Lloyd.

In its pages you will travel back to Edwardian Beach Haven, discover the origins of Barnegat Lighthouse, and know the fortitude of the men of the U.S. Lifesaving Service. You'll experience nature’s fury — the hurricane of ’44 and the March northeaster of ’62 — and learn how the Island's shifting southern end has changed — with a “new inlet,” “old inlet,” and a disappeared Tucker’s Island.

You'll know how and where bootleggers smuggled alcohol ashore during Prohibition, and delight in the Island’s favorite watering holes “When Beer Was Ten Cents A Glass.” You'll learn about an eccentric Barnegat Light resident and the U.S. Supreme Court.

“In the Days of the Dune Hoppers,” during World War II, a largely forgotten period on the Island, hotels boarded soldiers, the military patrolled beaches on horseback, and oceanside blackouts were mandatory. “Ducks, Guns, and Money on Old Barnegat Bay” explores the era of adventurous aristocratic men drawn to this shore.

You’ll learn about town names (Beach Arlington, Long Beach City, Peahala, and “Harvey Cedars or Harvest Cedars?”), summers of baseball and the famous Roger “Doc” Cramer. The Lucy Evelyn, a schooner that was as much an attraction as Barnegat Lighthouse, is fondly remembered.

In this loving history: Travel the first automobile highways to the Shore — or take the train to one of the grand old hotels. You’ll even learn the origin of that enduring phrase, “Six Miles At Sea.”

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