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Author Silverman, Stephen M., author.

Title The amusement park : 900 years of thrills and spills, and the dreamers and schemers who built them / Stephen M. Silverman.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2019.
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  791.068 SIL    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  791.068 SIL    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  791.068 SIL    AVAILABLE
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Description 432 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-424) and index.
Summary "The history of amusement parks, from the middle ages to present day, populated by the colorful (and sometimes criminal) characters who built them, and the regular folks who sought their magical, albeit temporary, charms"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Amusement parks -- History.
Amusement parks -- Design and construction -- History.
Amusement park owners -- Anecdotes.
ISBN 9780316416481 (hardcover)
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