{"product_id":"9781580084550","title":"Coney Island: Lost and Found","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing 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 insiders look at one of New Yorks best-known neighborhoods, weaving together memories of his childhood adventures with colorful stories of the areas 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 islands 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 color 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-LedgerRecommended in \"New York Bookshelf, Nonfiction\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\"Charles Denson traces CONEY ISLAND . . . in all its glory.\" -\u003ci\u003eBirmingham News\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] crisply researched and tenderly rendered love letter.\" - \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\"Many delightful details assembled in the thoughtful and handsome\" volume.\" -\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\"Densons CONEY ISLAND is a well-researched, passionate account of his neighborhood's decline and rebirth is an invaluable addition . . . to American history.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew Yorks City Limits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potter\/Ten Speed\/Harmony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034800275696,"sku":"9781580084550","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580084550_p0.jpg?v=1763801692","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580084550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}