Good Old Coney Island : A Sentimental Journey into the Past : The Most Rambunctious, Scandalous, Rapscallion, Splendiferous, Pugnacious, Spectacular, Illustrious, Prodigious

from ElizabethChapman

Originally published in 1957, a revised and slightly expanded version of Good Old Coney Island was released in 2000. The subtitle of this book makes clear what it is about: A Sentimental Journey into the Past. Sentimental perhaps, not pablum. The chapters bear titles such as "Rambunctious," "Scan...

from ElizabethChapman

Originally published in 1957, a revised and slightly expanded version of Good Old Coney Island was released in 2000. The subtitle of this book makes clear what it is about: A Sentimental Journey into the Past. Sentimental perhaps, not pablum. The chapters bear titles such as "Rambunctious," "Scan...

from Jamie638

This is a rollicking history of Brooklyn's playground for the masses that actually started out as a seaside resort for the rich. There are plenty of interesting anecdotes about the various politicians and other characters who were responsible for turning Coney Island into the original amusement c...

from Jamie638

This is a rollicking history of Brooklyn's playground for the masses that actually started out as a seaside resort for the rich. There are plenty of interesting anecdotes about the various politicians and other characters who were responsible for turning Coney Island into the original amusement c...