Wes Verde
Welcome to Words and Coffee where we talk interesting history about the Garden State and enjoy a cup of small batch roasted goodness.
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Wes Verde
Welcome to Words and Coffee where we talk interesting history about the Garden State and enjoy a cup of small batch roasted goodness.
Linktree: linktr.ee/wesverde
Wes Verde
His and her historical romance set in Prohibition era New Jersey.
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In the depths of despair, Leonard Burton must unravel the eldritch mysteries surrounding his wife's death before he is consumed by the malevolent forces lurking beneath Luna’s Veil.
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It's a good day. Celebrating 500 subs and 249 years.
Happy 4th all!
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Free on Kindle 21-22 March!
Luna's Veil
In the depths of despair, Leonard Burton must unravel the eldritch mysteries surrounding his wife's death before he is consumed by the malevolent forces lurking beneath Luna’s Veil.
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Free on Kindle 6-8 March!
1928. All her life, Etta Wozniak has toiled on her family’s small farm. Life has fallen into a rut of drudgery and predictability. That is, until the day she discovers something in an unlikely place; an old car.
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As I close out my first year on YT, it's time to reflect on how far the channel has come since Jalopy Patrol and my first foray into Garden State history with the Jersey Devil video. I'm deeply thankful to everyone who has visited and shown an interest and while my channel is small, I hope folks will continue to find their way here and get something out of it.
And the winner of 2024 is *drumroll* the Mt. Holly Witch Trials... interestingly enough, tangentially related to the Jersey Devil by way of Benjamin Franklin; the founder who bought a newspaper to troll Titan Leeds.
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November 18, 1922
Atlantic City, NJ
Captain Harvey Goukler, of the Edwin H Berke, was arrested by the Coast Guard for smuggling whiskey into Atlantic City. This ruffled some feathers among the Feds, who opined that he couldn’t be held without going through the formality of obtaining a warrant and being indicted by Federal Marshals.
This would represent the last time the Feds would worry themselves over such details…
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November 16, 1934
Bayonne, NJ
A thousand GI Generation teenagers went on a riot through downtown after their pep rally bonfire was extinguished by the FD... and also because the FD turned the hoses on the teenagers.
Their Principal - way overqualified for his job - bailed many of them out of jail.
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November 6, 1899
Jersey City, NJ
Even 125 years ago, paperwork holdups could land someone in trouble.
Saloonkeeper, Anthony Saurland, was arrested for operating without a license... while it had been issued - and he possessed the receipt - it was put on hold following protest by his neighbors.
The police ran a little sting, arresting him and his employee for serving. Unclear if the cops first drank their beer before pulling out the cuffs... but seems plausible.
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October 31, 1938
Fallout continues from the War of the Worlds broadcast the night before.
Orson Welles performed a radio play of HG Wells novel (no relation).
Public response ranged from panic to outrage.
What do you think they'd say if they found out about social media?
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