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by Dale Osborn Samuelson (Author) "The quest for amusement is undoubtedly as old as humankind itself, and almost every form of entertainment that has been tried appears in some form,..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 156 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks International; illustrated edition edition (11 Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0760309817
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760309810
  • Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 25.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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For more than a century, amusement parks from Brooklyn's Coney Island to Disneyland in Anaheim and today's "chain parks" like Six Flags have been among the most popular destinations for countiess Americans in search of fun, thrills and forgetting their troubles. This marvelous photographic retrospective distills more than 100 years of the sights, sounds, smells and vertigo-inducing thrills associated with the American amusement park. Nostalgic archival photography from private collections, period print advertisements and exclusive modern color photographs illustrate the stories behind thrill rides, arcades, architecture, park food, pavillion entertainment, fun houses, tunnels of love and much more. Special focus is given to the roller coaster, while sidebars highlight specific parks and rides whose influence on the development of amusement parks in general is undeniable.


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Samuelson's photographs and articles have been featured in At The Park, a glossy trade magazine and RollerCoaster! the official magazine of the American Coaster Enthusiasts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book about Amusement Parks that is a Pleasure to Read, 9 Feb 2002
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Similar in quality and style to Scott Rutherford's excellent and authoritative "The American Roller Coaster", The American Amusement Park offers an extensive insight into how amusement parks have developed over not just decades, but centuries, tracing their roots back to pleasure gardens and World's Fair-type exhibitions.

The book details some of the curious attractions of the past; such as a simulator ride at Coney Island called "A Trip to The Moon", which, according to the author, actually convinced some of its passengers, they had been on a space flight! It is the descriptions of specific, rather than general, rides that makes this book a fascinating read. Specific examples of big wheels, carousels, fun houses and the mysterious "dark rides" are also covered.

The king of the amusement park is arguably the roller coaster so, appropriately, they are extensively covered in this book. In fact, the author manages to offer a lot of priceless pictures. There are many photos of the long-gone amusement piers with huge wooden coasters rising from them, plus glimpses of the ornate and elaborate "scenic railways" and the side-friction coasters that followed them. And no book or chapter on roller coasters would be complete without a look at the legendary Coney Island Cyclone! There is also a magnificent aerial photograph of a shuttle coaster looming 125ft from a New Jersey Pier.

Happily, The American Amusement Park gives examples of modern parks that have continued the traditional spirit, such as Kennywood and Cedar Point: places that offer older attractions alongside ultra modern ones.

I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in amusement parks, as an involving and enjoyable read.

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