Coney Island: The People's Playground

by Michael Immerso

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"