03227cam a2200313 i 4500 380115551 TxAuBib 20190524120000.0 181005s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018045168 9780316416481 35.00 0316416487 35.00 eng rda TxAuBib rda Silverman, Stephen M. The Amusement park [BOOK] : 900 years of thrills and spills, and the dreamers and schemers who built them / Stephen M. Silverman. New York : Black Dog and Leventhal, 2019. 432 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Remain seated -- The fun begins -- All's -- 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?. 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. 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. Provided by publisher. 20190524. Amusement park owners Anecdotes. Amusement parks History. Amusement parks Design and construction History. Anecdotes.