Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown

"Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown" by Julia Keese Colles is a historical exploration from the 1800s that shines a light on the writers and famous people tied to Morristown, New Jersey and includes a section about the town's background. The book looks at people who shaped Morristown's culture and art, revealing the town's important history. The beginning shares how the book came to be, growing from a popular talk, and stresses the importance of remembering the authors connected to Morristown, a list that has grown quite a bit since the book was first imagined. Readers get a peek at the writers, poets, and their creations that will be explored in the following pages, all set against the backdrop of Morristown's history, especially during major events like the American Revolution.