Coney Island / PBS ; directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Ric Burns and Buddy Squires ; written by Richard Snow ; produced for the American Experience ; a production of WGBH Boston, WNET/Thirteen, New York, and KCET, Los Angeles.

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In scale, in variety, in sheer inventiveness, Coney Island was unlike anything anyone had ever seen, and eventually, everyone came to see it. At the turn of the century, Coney Island exploded in a forest of glittering electric towers and a riot of rides, restaurants, recreated disasters, freak shows...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American experience.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WGBH Educational Foundation
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Burns, Ric (Director, Producer)
Squires, Buddy (Producer)
Snow, Richard, 1947- (Screenwriter)
Bosco, Philip (Narrator)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; closed-captioned.
Published: Boston : Alexandria, VA : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, [©2006], ©1991.
Series:American experience.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Amusement parks.
Amusement parks > History.
Amusement parks > New York (State) > New York.
Leisure > United States > History.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > History.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Coney Island.
Documentary.
History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary.
History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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