The American Amusement Park - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Amusement Park write by Dale Samuelson. This book was released on 2001. The American Amusement Park available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A photographic retrospective covers more than 100 years of images from the history of the American amusement park.
The Amusement Park
The Amusement Park - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Amusement Park write by Stephen M. Silverman. This book was released on 2019-05-07. The Amusement Park available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Experience the electrifying, never-before-told true story of amusement parks, from the middle ages to present day, and meet the colorful (and sometimes criminal) characters who are responsible for their enchanting charms. 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 most elaborate modern parks in the world. It's a history told largely through the stories of the colorful, sometimes hedonistic characters who built them, including: Showmen like Joseph and Nicholas Schenck and Marcus Loew Railroad barons Andrew Mellon and Henry E. Huntington The men who ultimately destroyed the parks, including Robert Moses and Fred Trump Gifted artisans and craft-people who brought the parks to life An amazing cast of supporting players, from Al Capone to Annie Oakley And, of course, this is a full-throttle celebration of the rides, those marvels of engineering and heart-stopping thrills from an author, Stephen Silverman, whose life-long passion for his subject shines through. 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.
Action Park
Action Park - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Action Park write by Andy Mulvihill. This book was released on 2020-06-30. Action Park available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington Post The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son. Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon. Entertaining more than a million people a year in the 1980s, the New Jersey-based amusement playland placed no limits on danger or fun, a monument to the anything-goes spirit of the era that left guests in control of their own adventures--sometimes with tragic results. Though it closed its doors in 1996 after nearly twenty years, it has remained a subject of constant fascination ever since, an establishment completely anathema to our modern culture of rules and safety. Action Park is the first-ever unvarnished look at the history of this DIY Disneyland, as seen through the eyes of Andy Mulvihill, the son of the park's idiosyncratic founder, Gene Mulvihill. From his early days testing precarious rides to working his way up to chief lifeguard of the infamous Wave Pool to later helping run the whole park, Andy's story is equal parts hilarious and moving, chronicling the life and death of a uniquely American attraction, a wet and wild 1980s adolescence, and a son's struggle to understand his father's quixotic quest to become the Walt Disney of New Jersey. Packing in all of the excitement of a day at Action Park, this is destined to be one of the most unforgettable memoirs of the year.
Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park
Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park write by David Forsyth. This book was released on 2016-04. Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Conclusion: A Century of Fun at Lakeside Amusement Park -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Legends
Legends - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Legends write by Tim O'Brien. This book was released on 2006. Legends available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. OBriens multi-book series pays homage to the greatest of the great--those who made the amusement parks, theme parks, and waterparks what they are today.
