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The amusement park : 900 years of thrills and spills, and the dreamers and schemers who built them

Title
The amusement park : 900 years of thrills and spills, and the dreamers and schemers who built them / Stephen M. Silverman.
Author
Silverman, Stephen M.
Publication
  • New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
432 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
Summary
"The history of amusement parks, from the middle ages to present day, populated by the colorful (and sometimes criminal) characters who built them, and the regular folks who sought their magical, albeit temporary, charms"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-390) and index.
Contents
Remain seated -- The fun begins. All's fair ; Royal retreat ; Vaux populi ; Earthly delights ; Humdinger ; Horseplay ; Skulduggery ; Restless spirits ; Son of blubber -- Getting serious. The beach is divine ; Surf and turf ; What goes around ; Next chapter ; Water works ; Snakes at a picnic ; Riding the wave ; Catching clouds -- A new epoch. To the moon ; Fortune's folly ; Just add flames ; Shaking things up ; Off the rails ; Caution to the wind ; Sugar rush ; Hold on tight -- Beating a path. By land and sea ; Birds of a feather ; Sink or swim ; Salt of the earth ; Moving right along ; Grand slam ; New worlds ; Finishing touches ; On the horizon ; Quidditch, anyone?.
Call Number
MWFC 19-3070
ISBN
  • 9780316416481
  • 0316416487
LCCN
2018045168
OCLC
1051137906
Author
Silverman, Stephen M., author.
Title
The amusement park : 900 years of thrills and spills, and the dreamers and schemers who built them / Stephen M. Silverman.
Publisher
New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-390) and index.
Research Call Number
MWFC 19-3070
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