Coney Island: The People's Playground
"A Gray Line tour of Coney Island -- historical, informative..." --Philadelphia Inquirer"An excellent tribute to working America's first Disneyland." --Alphonse Vinh's Musings, National Public Radio"The best comprehensive history of the resort from the late 1840s to the present." --New York Archives MagazineA comprehensive look back at this metaphor for America's infatuation with amusements and amusement parks. --Daily RecordDefinitive history of Coney Island takes you for a nostalgic ride.  --Star Ledger, Newark, NJ, 11/30/02Immerso's writing is fluid and seamless, producing one of the best basic primers of Coney's chronology.  --Brooklyn Go, 12/28/02Part history book, part pop culture examination, part sociology report, "Coney Island"...is as enjoyable as...well, an amusement park. --Worrall NewspapersTells you everything factual you need to know about the place, and the stills alone are worth the cover price.  --Palm Beach Post, 12/15/02The most detailed and insightful account yet of New York's Coney Island. --American Studies International (October 2003, Vol. 41) Richard LongstrethThis generously-illustrated homage to and history of a major manifestation of pop culture is bound to grab your interest. --Boston Herald, Friday August 29, 2003 (Editor's Choice)