Good Old Coney Island
by: Edo McCullough
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Dewey Decimal Number: 974.723
EAN: 9780823219971
ISBN: 0823219976
Label: Fordham University Press
Manufacturer: Fordham University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 358
Publication Date: January 01, 2000
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Release Date: January 01, 2000
Sales Rank: 974675
Studio: Fordham University Press
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Coney Island is more than a national institution: it was probably the most celebrated amusement resort in the world. This book, by a man whose family helped to build the Island's fantastic reputation, presents its lively and nostalgic history. Touched with sentiment, occasionally with acid, it is frank, outspoken, sometimes biting, but always imbued with humor. This new edition of McCullough’s book includes an introduction by Brian J. Cudahy, who has written extensively about New York's waterways and subways, and an epilogue by Michael P. Onorato, a retired history professor whose father managed Coney Island’s famed Steeplechase Park from 1928 until its closing in 1964. Thus, McCullough's story, which ended in 1957, is brought up to date for a new generation of readers.
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- Required Reading for us Coney Island FanaticsThis book is truly a delight - it opens the eyes to the magic that Coney Island possesses, and forces ... Read More
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- Five miles of historyFor too many people--Brooklynites included--Coney Island is nothing but the ruins of an amusement park ... Read More
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- Fact is more amazing than fiction!This book was given to me as a gift by a dear friend who knew I had a deep interest in the communities ... Read More
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- Great! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !I think Tony the Tiger put it best "It's Great! "
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