I am thrilled to announce my first book ROADSIDE MEMORIES: BELOVED AND BIZARRE ATTRACTIONS FROM NORTH AMERICA’S PAST is now available in paperback on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, and orders are open for signed copies directly from me (estimated shipping date: February 28). The book is also available at all boostores via national distributor Ingram. The e-book is alslo available via Amazon. In addition to the column pieces from ReMIND magazine, this book includes full-length interviews, new side stories and information, images, and much more. I wanted the book to echo the vibe and style of ReMIND magazine, the source publication where my column is found every month, and it is in a 6×9″ size that is easy to travel with and enjoy anywhere. Details below.
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SYNOPSIS
THESE ARE STORIES OF CREATIVE BRAVERY AND A CHRONICLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIVED WHEN WE INSIST OUR DREAMS SHOULD BECOME REALITY
Roadside Memories – Beloved and Bizarre Attractions from North America’s Past presents fascinating stories of daring entrepreneurs driven to create unforgettable experiences for North American travelers. These pioneers transported visitors to new worlds, delighted with inhuman feats, terrified with homemade monsters, thrilled with heart-stopping rides, and offered rare encounters with wild animals, fantasy environments, and bygone eras. Here you embark on a journey to long lost amusement parks, enchanted forests, houses of horror, strange motels, frontier shootouts, staged train collisions, alien homes, and characters from film, television, and comic strips brought to life Some of these attractions endured for generations, others lasted mere months, and a doomed few ended in shocking tragedy, but all left an indelible mark on everyone who passed through their turnstiles.
Presented in this volume are the first 27 entries of the Roadside Memories column from ReMIND magazine, expanded with new stories, details, and images, Take a trip down memory lane and indulge in the spirit of adventure alongside some of history’s most fearless showmen and women in this unique collection that celebrates the power of tenacity and boundry-defying imagination.
Featured attractions include Fort Dells in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, California, Dogpatch USA in Dogpatch, Arkansas, Chippewa Lale Park in Medina County, Ohio, Dreamland in Coney Island, New York, Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, Chapman Fun World in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, the Xanadu Houses in Wisconsin, Florida, and Tennessee, The Enchanted Forest in Ellicott City, Maryland, Boblo Island in Detroit, Michigan/Amherstberg, Ontario, Country Ham Motel in Bowling Green, Kentucky, The World of Sid & Marty Krofft in Atlanta, Georgia, Old Chicago in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Monkey Island at Myrick Park in La Crosse, Wisconsin, The Crash at Crush in West, Texas, Boardwalk and Baseball in Haines City, Florida, Roadside America in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, The Ackermansion in Los Angeles, California, The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus out of Peru, Illinois, The Haunted Monster Museum in Natural Bridge, Virginia, Cooperstown in Phoenix, Arizona, 20,000 Leagues Submarine Adventure in Florida and California, and The California Alligator Farm in Los Angeles, California.
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