The Amusement Park (ePub)
900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them
(Sprache: Englisch)
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.
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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:
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
Autoren-Porträt von Stephen M. Silverman
Stephen M. Silverman was a twenty-year veteran of Time Inc. and was the founding editor of People.com. He was the author of The Amusement Park as well as The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America among many other titles. His work appeared in Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, The Times (London), Vogue, and The Washington Post.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Stephen M. Silverman
- 2019, Englisch
- Verlag: Running Press
- ISBN-10: 0316416479
- ISBN-13: 9780316416474
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.05.2019
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- Größe: 416 MB
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