Edison, named for its most famous resident, inventor Thomas Alva Edison, can be called the birthplace of modern life as we know it. It was here at his Menlo Park complex that Thomas Edison created the incandescent electric lightbulb and 300 other inventions, providing residents with not only a place of employment but also a source of national pride. Known as Raritan Township until 1954, Edison was a slow-paced agricultural community until the twentieth century, with farms remaining until t...

Located in central New Jersey�s Middlesex County,Metuchen was historically known for the stellarcollection of literary, artistic, and industrial talent who resided here, and earned the nickname the �Brainy Boro.� Since its beginnings as a village within Raritan township, Metuchen has matured from its roots as a commercial center for area farmers into a desirable suburban community. Metuchen compiles photographs from the rich collections of the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society, including ...

Spies come in all shapes and sizes but all of the spies in this volume are decidedly not like the urbane British agent James Bond, who regularly saves the world. These spies are on a missionand whether that’s saving their own lives, or the lives of many others imperilled by their Nation’s foes.

The world since earliest times has always had spies. Information is a valuable commodity and even more so in times of war or tension. Many authors and poets have had real life incarnations as spies from Christopher Marlowe and Aphra Behn to Daniel Defoe.But it’s a dangerous game. Working in a murky, secretive world where any trust given could be at the expense of your life.01 - Short Stories About Spies & Espionage - An Introduction02 - The Stolen Bacillus by H G We...

Mysterious doings, deadly secrets…passwords, countersigns, and concealed weapons… you don't know who to trust! The world of espionage comes to life before your very ears in this collection of Great Radio Spies!Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joseph Cotten, Rex Harrison, Stacy Harris, Dana Andrews, Herbert Marshall, and more star in ten full hours of globe-trotting intrigue and secret agent adventure.Episodes Include: Time For Love: The Counterfeit Plates 1954, Trouble...