From the primitive past to the present day, NJ historian Marc Mappen’s message of “There’s More to New Jersey than the Sopranos” resonates with real tales, wise tales, and tall tales. Annie Oakley; Ulysses S. Grant; Benedict Arnold; Ezra Pound; Shoeless Joe Jackson – these luminaries and many others share a common bond with the state that witnessed prehistoric elephants roaming its pastures, the explosion on the USS Princeton, a Martian invasion, famous firsts like the phonograph, electric light, and movies, and…step aside Tony Soprano: mobster Al Capone strolling along the Atlantic City boardwalk.
