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The Amusement Park - 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them (Hardcover)
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The Amusement Park - 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them (Hardcover)
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Step right up! The Amusement Park is a rich, anecdotal history that
begins nine centuries ago with the "pleasure gardens" of Europe and
England and ends with the rise and fall and rise again of some of
the most elaborate parks in the world. It's a history told largely
through the stories of the colorful, sometimes hedonistic
characters who built them and features, among many, showmen like
Joseph and Nicholas Schenck and Marcus Loew, railroad barons such
as Andrew Mellon and Henry E. Huntington, and the men who
ultimately destroyed the parks including Robert Moses and Fred
Trump. The many gifted artisans and craftspeople who brought these
parks to life are also featured, along with an amazing cast of
supporting players from Al Capone to Annie Oakley. And, of course,
there are the rides, whose marvels of engineering and
heart-stopping thrills are celebrated at full throttle. The parks
and fairs featured include the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Coney
Island, Steeplechase Park, Dreamland, Euclid Beach Park, Cedar
Point, Palisades Park, Ferrari World, Dollywood, Sea World, Six
Flags Great Adventure, Universal Studios, Disney World and
Disneyland, and many more.
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