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The mid-western Coney, the Coney that I knew best, was not an island; indeed, I daresay very few of them were. It was a strip of land lying along a slight elevation above the river, ankle-deep in mud or dust according to the season, with a landing for the steam boats, Queen and Princess, a thin grove of trees - nemorosa Zacynthos! - a restaurant, a dancing-platform, a carrousel, the entire equipment in short of its innumerable kindred Coney Islands. Pleasure-seekers cou1d reach it by a five or six mile ride out of town on the trolley-car or omnibus; the automobile had not yet become a common and uni versal vehicle in those early days of which I write; but by far the greater number journeyed Coney-wards on the two excursion-boats, victims of an illusion of space and coolness contributed by the river. As a matter of fact the heat and glare of a summer day were doubled by reflection; the shady side had a trick of becoming the sunny side all of a sudden just when one was well-established, owing to the curves of the channel; forward the breeze blew your hat off, and to the rear it came laden with odors of coal-smoke, engine-grease, everybody's lunch-basket, sundry sewers emptying in nonchalantly from the Kentucky and Ohio municipalities on either shore, and the Little Miami stockyards. It was crowded, noisy, comfort less, in a word, ideal; for who ever heard of an excur sion boat that was otherwise?
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1331362962
- ISBN 13 9781331362968
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages344
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a nostalgic look back at the early 1900s from a bygone era when American cities competed fiercely to imitate New York City. The author examines how this led to a wave of diluted metropolitanism that swept across the country, with cities and towns taking on the cultural and architectural trappings of the nation's largest metropolis. It also delves into the lives of several fascinating characters living during this era, and uses their personal stories to paint a vivid portrait of the decade. Thematic depth and illustrative anecdotes bring to life a time when the country was striving to define its own unique cultural identity. Thought-provoking and highly readable, this book offers a fresh perspective on the complexities of American society during a pivotal period in its history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331362968_0
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