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United States and Canada

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Roller Coasters

United States and Canada

Fourth edition
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In its fourth edition, this exhaustive guide to roller coasters in the United States and Canada also provides a history of coaster evolution (from the 16th century) and a look into the future of coaster technology and design.
The book lists by state or province more than 700 coasters at more than 160 amusement and theme parks. Each entry includes contact information along with summaries of each coaster’s origins, features and history. There are six appendices: famous coaster designers, the longest wood and steel coasters in North America, a coaster census by state or province, a chronology of wooden roller coasters still in operation, interesting amusement park and coaster facts, and a guide to the alpine coasters at winter resorts in the U.S. and Canada.

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Language
English
Pages
300

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Roller Coasters: United States and Canada, 4th Ed.
Oct 02, 2015, McFarland & Company
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Roller Coasters: United States and Canada
October 2, 2015, McFarland and Company
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. vi
History. 1
Roller Coasters in the United States (by State). 23
Roller Coasters in Canada (by Province). 251
Appendix 1: Famous Roller Coaster Designers. 269
Appendix 2: The Longest Roller Coasters in North America. 272
Appendix 3: Numbers of Coasters per State and Province. 273
Appendix 4: Chronology of Wooden Coasters Still in Operation. 275
Appendix 5: Interesting Roller Coaster Facts. 278
Appendix 6: Alpine Coasters. 281
Index. 285

Edition Notes

Published in
USA
Copyright Date
October 2, 2015

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.06/8
Library of Congress
2015-43976

Contributors

Author
Samantha K. Throgmorton

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
300
Dimensions
10 x 7 x 0.6 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35645955M
ISBN 10
0786495979
ISBN 13
9780786495979
LCCN
2015043976
OCLC/WorldCat
927290339
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0786495979

Work Description

"The history section covers the development of the roller coaster. The guide section features a state-by-state and province-by-province listing of more than 600 coasters at more than 155 amusement and theme parks across the two nations. Each entry includes the park's contact information along with summaries and more than 300 photographs"--Provided by publisher.

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