2004, ISBN: 9781580084550

Features 300 color and black-and-white photographs, including many never-before-published images. -Birmingham News [A] crisply researched and tenderly rendered love letter. -New York's Ci… Mehr…

Features 300 color and black-and-white photographs, including many never-before-published images. -Birmingham News [A] crisply researched and tenderly rendered love letter. -New York's City Limits. Product detailsConey Island: Lost and Found by Charles Denson (Paperback, 2004)Books, Comics & Magazines > BooksCondition: Cover in VG-, some light surface marks and shelf wear to edging. Pages VG, very light fading. Pages crisp and straight.Quick dispatchProduct InformationGrowing up on Coney Island in the 50s and 60s, Charles Denson experienced legendary amusements and attractions like the Cyclone and Thunderbolt roller coasters, the Parachute Jump, and Steeplechase Park. In CONEY ISLAND: LOST AND FOUND, Denson gives us an insider's look at one of New York's best-known neighborhoods, weaving together memories of his childhood adventures with colorful stories of the area's past and interviews with local personalities, all brought to life by hundreds of photographs, detailed maps, and authentic memorabilia. CONEY ISLAND is a heartfelt chronicle that stretches from colonial times to the island's heyday in the early 20th century and through its subsequent decline and revival, culminating in the 2001 opening of the new ballpark that brought baseball back to Brooklyn. * Features 300 color and black-and-white photographs, including many never-before-published images. * Detailed hand-drawn maps trace a century of amusement park history. * Includes posters, programs, and tickets from past and present. Reviews Evocative. -Newark Star-Ledger Recommended in New York Bookshelf, Nonfiction -New York Times Charles Denson traces CONEY ISLAND . . . in all its glory. -Birmingham News [A] crisply researched and tenderly rendered love letter. -St. Petersburg Times Many delightful details assembled in the thoughtful and handsome volume. -San Francisco Chronicle Denson's CONEY ISLAND is a well-researched, passionate account of his neighborhood's decline and rebirth is an invaluable addition . . . to American history. -New York's City LimitsProduct IdentifiersPublisherRandom House USA INC International ConceptsISBN-139781580084550eBay Product ID (ePID)90808368Product Key FeaturesBook TitleConey Island: Lost and FoundAuthorCharles DensonFormatPaperbackLanguageEnglishTopicPeoplePublication Year2004Number of Pages304 PagesDimensionsItem Height254mmItem Width202mmItem Weight992gAdditional Product FeaturesTitle_AuthorCharles DensonCountry/Region of ManufactureUnited States, Very Good, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], Publication Year: 2004, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: Coney Island: Lost and Found, Item Height: 254mm, Topic: People, Item Width: 202mm, Item Weight: 992g, Number of Pages: 304 Pages, Random House USA INC International Concepts<

2004, ISBN: 1580084559

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2004, ISBN: 1580084559

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