Charles J. Jacques
Teoksen Kennywood...: Roller Coaster Capital of the World tekijä
Tietoja tekijästä
Charles J. Jacques, Jr. was born and raised in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. After attending public schools there, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the Pennsylvania State University majoring in history. He received a Juris Doctors degree from the University of näytä lisää Pittsburgh's law school and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1965. Jacques has always been interested in history and in 1979 he became the editor of this country's leading magazine on amusement parks, Amusement Park Journal. He has written numerous articles on amusement park subjects for carousel, roller coaster, and amusement park industry publications. He has spoken at a number of roller coaster, carousel and amusement park conventions around the United States. He lives with his wife, Mary Jane and their family in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania näytä vähemmän
Tekijän teokset
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 20th Century
- Sukupuoli
- male
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Tilastot
- Teokset
- 5
- Jäseniä
- 65
- Suosituimmuussija
- #261,994
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.7
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 8
Kennywood started out as a Trolley Park. I can remember when I first went there with my in laws. Hearing my mother in law talk about the park and to try and give me a history was interesting. I am not sure if she had visited the park before with her kids.
One interesting thing I found in the book is my ex-husband's last name. There is a person mentioned in this book who was manager. I remember telling my mother-in-law about it and she swears that the person could be a relative of theirs.
This book takes you through the many changes that Kennywood goes through to be able to survive from 1898 through to the 1980's and still going. Kennywood was constantly changing and improving the park. They looked at what was popular and how things were changing in other theme parks.
I loved reading about the different rides that kept appearing. The pictures were treasures to look at. Seeing how the park looked back in the beginning is just astounding. Reading about rides that were successful and not so successful was interesting. Kennywood even survived a few fires that destroyed the dance pavilion and a few rides.
I am now looking to read more of the books about amusement parks since reading about Kennywood the Roller Coaster Capital of the World!! I do love Roller Coasters!!… (lisätietoja)