Amusement Parks

Informationen zum Autor Jim Hillman is Director and Events Coordinator of the National Amusement Park Historical Association. He is the author of several books and articles related to amusement parks. He studied business administration and sociology and has taught at several colleges and universities, including Indiana State University, Vincennes University and the University of Phoenix. Klappentext From Jones's Woods, America's first amusement resort, to Coney Island during the golden age of the mid-1900s, and well beyond into the twenty-first century, the thrills of the amusement park have been a treasured part of childhood for Americans from coast to coast. Though many of the country's grand amusement treasures have now vanished, and many other parks are struggling for survival, their memory and legacy are very much alive: there will be a fascination with these American classics as long as the clatter of the old coaster cars and the thumping of the carousel band organ remains. Through thoroughly researched text and historic images, Amusement Parks author and park enthusiast Jim Hillman captures the sights, smells, and continuing vitality of a grand American tradition.Historian and amusement park enthusiast Jim Hillman provides a concise and colorful examination of America's lost amusement parks. Zusammenfassung From Jones' Woods, America's first amusement resort, to Coney Island during the golden age of the mid-1900s, and well beyond into the twenty-first century, the thrills of the amusement park have been a treasured part of childhood for Americans from coast to coast. This title captures the sights, smells, and vitality of a grand American tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Hillman, Hillman Jim
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2013
• EAN: 9780747812098
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1209-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 208 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library USA; Shire Library; Shire Library USA
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, TRAVEL / United States / General, General & world history, Sports & outdoor recreation, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Travel guides: theme parks and funfairs