The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster

Cartmell, Robert

Published by Amusement Park Books and the Bowling Green State University Popular Press, Fairview Park and Bowling Green, Ohio, 1987

About this Item

Printed in double column. 252pp, illustrated in b/w with photos and diagrams, timetable, four appendices, notes, bibliography. There is a smudge/light stain on the upper edge by the spine head. Pictorial card covers, lightly worn at the corners and spine head. The author examines every phase of the history of the roller coaster in this illustrated work from early European rides, Luna Parks and White Cities, to Kings Island, Disneyland , and metal coasters. The book includes a complete listing of Philadelphia Toboggan Company Roller Coasters 1904-1975. Size: 4to.

Seller Inventory # 027208

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster
• Publisher: Amusement Park Books and the Bowling Green State University Popular Press, Fairview Park and Bowling Green, Ohio
• Publication Date: 1987
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: Paperback.
• Condition: Very Good
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