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Coney Island: Lost and Found

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Growing up on Coney Island within the ‘¬?50s and ‘¬?60s, Charles Denson experienced legendary amusements and attractions just 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 take a look at certainly one of New York’¬?s highest-known neighborhoods, weaving in combination memories of his childhood adventures with colorful stories of the realm’¬?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 within the early 20th century and through its subsequent decline and revival, culminating within the 2001 opening of the brand new ballpark that brought baseball back to Brooklyn.‚Ä¢ Features 300 color and black-and-white photographs, including many never-before-published images.‚Ä¢ Detailed hand-drawn maps trace a century of amusement park history.‚Ä¢ Includes posters, programs, and tickets from past and present.Reviews”Evocative.”-Newark Star-LedgerRecommended 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 main points assembled within 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 a useful addition . . . to American history.” –New York’¬?s City Limits


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