Excelsior Amusement Park: Playland of the Twin Cities, Hardcover - Greg Van Gompel

Reducere. Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1838, a rum trader named "Pig's Eye" Parrant built a small shack in a Mississippi bluff that became the first business in the city of...

Reducere. Dogs in space Share this book with middle graders who enjoy stories about dogs, space adventures, or action adventure stories--or all three Lopside...

When the Aldens visit their cousins, they're in for a surprise--there's an amusement park nearby It has everything they could ask for, with plenty ...

Reducere. Before the Twin Cities established themselves as a hotbed for stand-up comedy, producing some of the biggest names in comedy history, the local sce...

Reducere. The growth of the modern world urban system is the greatest episode of urban growth there has ever been, but it is not the first. Three thousand ye...

DescriptionThis fun, light-hearted book will make children feel as if they have taken a trip away It describes all of their favorite rides and fun ...

Reducere. Idlewild and SoakZone has charmed people across Western Pennsylvania and beyond since the late 1800s. The park was developed by Pittsburgh's Mellon...

Reducere. Every summer from 1904 to 1967, for 63 years, Riverview--the world's largest amusement park--opened its gates to millions of people from all walks ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. By using this book, you are about to become your family's hero Amusement parks are often packed with noisy crowds, rides that beat you up or make y...

Reducere. During the 1970s and '80s, photographer Charles Chamblis captured the vibrant social and artistic life of the Twin Cities African American communit...

The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entert...

Reducere. DescriptionIt's time for fun at the amusement park But did you know science is at work behind the scenes? Feel the thrill as the roller coaster plu...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Jose PimientaNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 150 x 209 x 27Cover type: HardbackRede...

Reducere. "Newsweek" called Dayton's the "swingingest spot in Minneapolis, " and almost anyone living in the Twin Cities during the twentieth century has an ...

Reducere. This volume celebrates the 1965 Minnesota Twins, who captured the American League pennant in just their fifth season in the Twin Cities. Led by an ...

The story of ancient cities from the end of the Bronze Age to the beginning of the Middle Ages: a tale of war and politics, pestilence and famine, ...

Reducere. Newcomers and visitors can still enjoy iconic San Francisco with activities like riding a cable car or taking in the view from Twin Peaks. But San ...

*Includes pictures of the various amusement parks and rides *Traces the history of Coney Island and includes accounts of the old amusement parks an...

Clever Machinery uses the thrill of the rides to explain what machines are. Pulleys and levers, incredible propulsion, supporting loads just got a ...

Switchback Turns looks at the fast and fascinating rides to explain how gravity works even when youare thrown upside down, how a pendulum swings, t...

LeSourdsville Lake, also known as Americana Amusement Park by a generation of visitors, was a popular recreational park for many decades despite be...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Greg SchrockIllustration(s): 14 b&w illustrations, 4 tablesNumber of pages: 248Publication date:...

Reducere. Wildsam Field Guides: Twin Cities reveals Minneapolis and St. Paul through local stories, travel intel and modern lore, seeking out the real and ro...

Reducere. Ripley's Believe It or Not Amusement Park Oddities & Trivia is an uncanny journey through the weird, wacky, and absolutely true world of amusement ...

Reducere. Local editors Schaper and Horwitz have assembled a noteworthy collection of noir-infused stories mixed with laughter...The Akashic noir short-story...

"Because of their relative stability, streets offer an incomparable framework for looking at the urban past and comparing it to the present, " writ...

Reducere. The Jersey Shore has always attracted people seeking relief from summer heat and humidity. Long before Europeans came here, the native Lenape clamm...

Reducere. The Best of Minneapolis and St. PaulThe Twin Cities are famous for their urban-meets-rural blend of locations, making Minneapolis and St. Paul uniq...

When elderly Morey Gilbert is found, lying dead in the grass by his wife, Lily, it's a tragedy, but it shouldn't have been a shock - old people die...

Reducere. The geographic center of Colorado, Park County has long served as a recreational area for Denver and Colorado Springs residents looking to get away...

Reducere. Get to Know the Most Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul Grab your walking shoes and become an urban adventurer. Holly D...