Coney Island: The People's Playground

by Michael Immerso

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Coney Island was the uncontested epicenter of America's emerging mass culture. It was the quintessential American resort: the birthplace of the amusement park, the hot dog, and the roller coaster. Its history is one of breathtaking transformation and re-invention. Celebrated for its glittering amusement parks and its enormous crowds, it was in times past a mecca of grand hotels, race tracks, beer gardens,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813531381

ISBN13:9780813531380

Release Date:October 2002

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:2.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 8.7" x 11.2"

Related Subjects

20th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences State & Local

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