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Motion pictures, Social life and customs, Amusement parks, History, Motion pictures, united states, Leisure, National characteristics, american, United states, civilization, 1865-1918, Motion pictures, social aspects, United states, social life and customsPlaces
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Electric dreamland: amusement parks, movies, and American modernism
2012, Columbia University Press
in English
023115660X 9780231156608
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Table of Contents
Introduction: artificial distractions
Urban wonderlands: the "cracked mirror" of turn-of-the-century amusement parks
Thrill ride cinema: Hale's tours and scenes of the world
The miniature and the giant: postcards and early cinema
Coney Island comedies: slapstick at the amusement park and the movies
Conclusion: the fusion of movies and amusement parks
Appendix: directory of amusement parks in the United States prior to 1915.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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