Discusses roller coasters, their origins, history, and revival in popularity through theme parks, with a section listing ones located in Illinois. Includes writ

By the end of the 19th century, New Jersey coastline was dotted with thriving amusement parks but are just fond and fading memories today. The Jersey Shore has

"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington Post The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, danger

Describes different types of roller coasters, their history, and their construction.