Amusement Park Rides (Shire Library) and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more

Vous voulez voir cette page en fran�ais ? Cliquez ici.

Quantity:


	Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More

More Buying Choices

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Start reading Amusement Park Rides (Shire Library) on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Amusement Park Rides [Paperback]

Martin Easdown (Author)

5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

List Price:	CDN$ 14.95
Price:	CDN$ 10.91 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details
Deal Price:
You Save:	CDN$ 4.04 (27%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Only 1 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Thursday, May 23? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.

Formats	Amazon Price		New from	Used from
Kindle Edition	CDN $7.05		--	--
Paperback	CDN $10.91		--	--

Book Description

Release Date: July 24 2012 | ISBN-10: 0747811547 | ISBN-13: 978-0747811541

A ride on a thrill rollercoaster is the highlight of any visit to an amusement or theme park. Today's rides are at the cutting edge of technology and engineering, but they are but the latest of a long line of rides with humble roots in Russian ice slides and wooden sleigh rides. Seaside historian Martin Easdown describes the great age of these fascinating structures, from the first mass produced rollercoaster, the Switchback Railway, through to the giant wooden coasters of the inter-war period, using historic postcards and photographs to chart their development. The fullest expression of the popularity of rollercoasters was to be found at the great British seaside and popular amusement parks, such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Southend Kursaal and Margate Dreamland, which were created around the rides. The author also goes beyond rollercoasters to other amusement rides, such as revolving towers, aerial rides, Ferris wheels and water chutes that were produced from the late Victorian era in all manner of fascinating forms. This book is a celebration of how rollercoaster and other amusements enthralled and thrilled and became a much-loved feature of our leisure industry.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } A ride on a thrill rollercoaster is the highlight of any visit to an amusement or theme park. Today's rides are at the cutting edge of technology and engineering, but they are but the latest of a long line of rides with humble roots in Russian ice slides and wooden sleigh rides. Seaside historian Martin Easdown describes the great age of these fascinating structures, from the first mass produced rollercoaster, the Switchback Railway, through to the giant wooden coasters of the inter-war period, using historic postcards and photographs to chart their development. The fullest expression of the popularity of rollercoasters was to be found at the great British seaside and popular amusement parks, such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Southend Kursaal and Margate Dreamland, which were created around the rides. The author also goes beyond rollercoasters to other amusement rides, such as revolving towers, aerial rides, Ferris wheels and water chutes that were produced from the late Victorian era in all manner of fascinating forms. This book is a celebration of how rollercoaster and other amusements enthralled and thrilled and became a much-loved feature of our leisure industry.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Fun Pier: 1957 to Adventure Pier
Scott Hand

Paperback

CDN$ 16.10
Amusement Parks
Jim Hillman

Paperback

CDN$ 10.33
American Coasters: A Thrilling Photographic Ride
Thomas Crymes

Hardcover

CDN$ 35.62
Poster Art of the Disney Parks (Introduction by …
Daniel Handke

4.5 out of 5 stars (2)

Hardcover

CDN$ 27.59
The World's Wildest Roller Coasters
Michael Burgan

2.5 out of 5 stars (2)

Paperback

CDN$ 10.76
The Immersive Worlds Handbook: Designing Theme Parks and Consumer …
Scott Lukas

Paperback

CDN$ 24.76

Product Details

Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Shire (July 24 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0747811547
ISBN-13: 978-0747811541
Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 0.5 x 21 cm
Shipping Weight: 118 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #535,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

About the Author

Martin Easdown is a seaside historian and Archivist of the National Piers Society who is an acknowledged expert on the history of piers and other seaside amusements and architecture. He is a published author of over thirty books on piers, seaside and local history and has regularly contributed to television and radio programmes.