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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, Dreaml

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      Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
      Published 30 May 2019
      ISBN-13 9780316416481
      978-0316416481
      ISBN-10 0316416487
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      History General and world history Travel & Transport Travel guides: theme parks and funfairs

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      Book Synopsis
      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, Dreaml

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