Growing up on
Coney Island in the '50s and '60s, Charles
Denson experienced legendary amusements and
attractions like the Cyclone and Thunderbolt
roller coasters, the Parachute Jump, and
Steeplechase Park. In CONEY ISLAND: LOST AND
FOUND, Denson gives us an insider's look at one
of New York's best-known neighbourhoods, weaving
together memories of his childhood adventures
with colourful stories of the area's past and
interviews with local personalities, all brought
to life by hundreds of photographs, detailed
maps, and authentic memorabilia.
CONEY ISLAND is
a heartfelt chronicle that stretches from
colonial times to the island's heyday in the
early 20th century and through its subsequent
decline and revival, culminating in the 2001
opening of the new ballpark that brought
baseball back to Brooklyn.
Features 300
colour and black-and-white photographs,
including many never-before-published images.
Detailed
hand-drawn maps trace a century of amusement
park history.
Includes
posters, programs, and tickets from past and
present.
Reviews
"Evocative." -
Newark Star - Ledger
Recommended in
"New York Bookshelf, Nonfiction" -New York Times
"Charles Denson
traces CONEY ISLAND . . . in all its glory." -
Birmingham News
"[A] crisply
researched and tenderly rendered love letter."
- St. Petersburg Times
"Many
delightful details assembled in the thoughtful
and handsome volume." - San Francisco Chronicle
"Denson's CONEY
ISLAND is a well-researched, passionate account
of his neighborhood's decline and rebirth is an
invaluable addition . . . to American history."
- New York's City Limits