{"product_id":"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","description":"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.\n\nStep 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:\n\nShowmen like Joseph and Nicholas Schenck and Marcus Loew\nRailroad barons Andrew Mellon and Henry E. Huntington\n\nThe men who ultimately destroyed the parks, including Robert Moses and Fred Trump\n\nGifted artisans and craft-people who brought the parks to life\n\nAn amazing cast of supporting players, from Al Capone to Annie Oakley\nAnd, 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0316416487\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0316416487.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Silverman, Stephen M.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41747514163258,"sku":"DBV.0316416487.G","price":41.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0316416487-0.jpg?v=1791951722","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-amusement-park-900-years-of-thrills-and-spills-and-the-dreamers-and-schemers-who-built-them","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}