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Author Immerso, Michael, 1949-

Title Coney Island : the people's playground / Michael Immerso.

Publication Info. New Brunswick ; Piscataway, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2002]
©2002
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 Moore Stacks  F129.C75 I46 2002    DUE 05-10-24 12:00AM  ---
Description viii, 199 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Coney (1824-1875) -- The American Brighton (1876-1883) -- The Elephant Colossus (1884-1902) -- Baghdad by the sea (1903-1911) -- Seaside baroque (carousels, coasters, and amusements) -- Honky-tonk (cafes, dance dives, and concert halls) -- The Nickel Empire (1920-1933) -- Empire of the body (1934-1964) -- The mermaid parade (1965-2001).
Subject Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- History.
National Book Committee.
History.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Middle class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
Middle class.
New York (State) -- New York.
Working class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
Working class.
Amusement parks -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Amusement parks.
Resorts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Resorts.
ISBN 0813531381 cloth alkaline paper

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