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Electric dreamland: amusement parks, movies, and American modernity

By Lauren , Rabinovitz

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780231156608, 9780231156615, 9780231527217, 023115660X, 0231156618, 0231527217
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25479476 bytes)
Series
Film and culture
Pages
237 s. : illustrations\257
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

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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