Register, Woody, 1958-
The kid of Coney Island : Fred Thompson and the rise of American amusements / Woody Register.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-387) and index.
1. Uncle Sam's a boy at play -- 2. The moon for a plaything, Fred Thompson's apprenticeship in play, 1873-1901 -- 3. Life is only a merry-go-round, Luna Park, 1903-13 -- 4. New York's gigantic toy, the Hippodrome, 1902-6 -- 5. Millionaires and monsters, melodramas of consumption, 1906-12 -- 6. We're playing games, the toylands of Peter Pan culture, 1912-30 -- 7. A kindergarten preacher in toys
Thompson, Fred, 1873-1919.
Amusement park owners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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