![The kid of Coney Island : Fred Thompson and the rise of American amusements / by Woody Register](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/544/558/374558544.0.m.jpg)
The kid of Coney Island : Fred Thompson and the rise of American amusements / by Woody Register
by Register, Woody
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0195144937
- ISBN 13
- 9780195144932
- Seller
-
Galway, Ireland
4 Copies Available from This Seller
(You can add more at checkout.)
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 400 pages; Description: xi, 400 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-387) and index. Subjects: Thompson, Fred (1873-1919) --Amusement park owners --New York (State) --New York --Biography. Summary: A generation before Walt Disney, Fred Thompson was the ""boy-wonder"" of American popular amusements. At the turn of the 20th century, Thompson's entrepreneurial drive made him into an entertainment mogul who helped to define the popular culture of his day. In this lively biography, culturalhistorian Woody Register tells the remarkable story of Thompson and examines the transformation of commerce and entertainment as American society moved into an era of mass marketing and large-scale corporate enterprise. Register shows how Thompson got his start as a creator and promoter of carnival shows and world's fairs, including the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and he traces Thompson's career as one of the principal developers and promoters of Coney Island (where he built Luna Park) and otheramusement parks. Thompson built the mammoth Hippodrome Theater in Manhattan and mounted many productions there and on Broadway, noted for their spectacular (and spectacularly costly) staging effects. Thompson aggressively marketed to adult consumers a world of make-believe and childlike play, crafting his own public image as ""the boy who never grew up."" Register shows how strongly Thompson's fantasies appealed to the growing legions of men and women who found themselves in a world that seemed increasingly ""businesslike,"" profit-oriented, and regimented. Colorful, well written, and insightful, The Kid of Coney Island brings to life a kaleidoscopic era in New York history as well as one of its most striking characters.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156233
- Title
- The kid of Coney Island : Fred Thompson and the rise of American amusements / by Woody Register
- Author
- Register, Woody
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0195144937
- ISBN 13
- 9780195144932
- Publisher
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cary, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2001
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.