The Wall Of Death Carnival Motordromes

Author : David Gaylin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467127066

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The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes by David Gaylin Pdf

In 1911, the operators of Coney Island's Luna Park premiered a miniature, radically banked racetrack for staged automobile races that seemed to defy gravity. For a fee, patrons would watch from the perimeter of the 85-foot wooden saucer as daredevil drivers raced on the steep angle of the tiny track. The attraction created a sensation and was quickly copied with a show that featured motorcycle riders performing breathtaking stunts. When portable versions were made available, every traveling carnival owner in the United States rushed to have one. Motordromes with perfectly vertical walls soon followed, which permitted riders on their Indian motorcycles to climb, sometimes to a height of 20 feet, with nothing but centrifugal force between them and a trip to the trauma ward. And when full-grown lions were added to pursue riders in the arena, no one could resist buying a ticket! The "Wall of Death," a name these shows received in 1917, remained a staple attraction on American carnival midways until the 1970s.

Author : Arlen (CON) Ness, Michael Dregni, Evel Knievel, Jean (FRW) Davidson, Sonny Barger, Hunter S. (CON) Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 161060041X

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The Harley-Davidson Reader by Arlen (CON) Ness, Michael Dregni, Evel Knievel, Jean (FRW) Davidson, Sonny Barger, Hunter S. (CON) Thompson Pdf

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607106623

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Vroom! by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Uncle John will get your motor running with this all-new edition dedicated to cars, trucks, trains, buses, motorcycles, mopeds, roller coasters...and of course, the Wienermobile. Uncle John has the need…for speed! (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers’ Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you’ll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts--it’s going to be a fun ride! Read about... * Secrets of Hollywood car chases * The original Cannonball Run * Taking a ride in the hot-tub limo * The drag queen * The history of airships * The Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet engines * The yacht that cost more than some countries’ GDP * Around the world in 25 ways * A car without a driver * A look at how a jet engine works * Ghost planes and haunted ships * Pal Newman buys a Beetle * The origin of crash-test dummies And much, much more!

Author : Causey Enterprises, LLC
Publisher : Causey Enterprises, LLC
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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WALNECK'S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER, APRIL 1995 by Causey Enterprises, LLC Pdf

Author : Utku Mogultay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501339523

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The Ruins of Urban Modernity by Utku Mogultay Pdf

The Ruins of Urban Modernity examines Thomas Pynchon's 2006 novel Against the Day through the critical lens of urban spatiality. Navigating the textual landscapes of New York, Venice, London, Los Angeles and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Against the Day reimagines urban modernity at the turn of the 20th century. As the complex novel collapses and rebuilds anew the spatial imaginaries underlying the popular fictions of urban modernity, Utku Mogultay explores how such creative disfiguration throws light on the contemporary urban world. Through critical spatial readings, he considers how Pynchon historicizes issues ranging from the commodification of the urban landscape to the politics of place-making. In Mogultay's reading, Against the Day is shown to offer an oblique negotiation of postmodern urban spaces, thus directing our attention to the ongoing erosion of sociospatial diversity in North American cities and elsewhere.

Author : Christine A. Smyczynski
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781581574418

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Backroads & Byways of Upstate New York (First Edition) (Backroads & Byways) by Christine A. Smyczynski Pdf

Remarkable tours along the great mountains and rivers of the Empire State From Niagara Falls to the Hudson River Valley, New York state is home to some of the nation’s most astounding natural wonders. In this all-new first edition of Backroads & Byways of Upstate New York, you’ll get a curated list of the twenty best drives, detours, and trips across the state. Experience everything from New York’s famous fine dining and bar scene, to charming little-known shops and boutiques, to sites of fascinating local history and culture. As with any other Backroads & Byways title, this book is designed to help you explore the region like a native. All the suggested drives include recommendations for lodging, dining, shopping, and more. You’ll also find detailed yet easy-to-read maps and beautiful color photography. With this trusty, brand-new first edition, you’re ready to discover a new side of upstate New York.

Author : Fox Butterfield
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780525521631

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In My Father's House by Fox Butterfield Pdf

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist: a pathbreaking examination of our huge crime and incarceration problem that looks at the influence of the family--specifically one Oregon family with a generations-long legacy of lawlessness. The United States currently holds the distinction of housing nearly one-quarter of the world's prison population. But our reliance on mass incarceration, Fox Butterfield argues, misses the intractable reality: As few as 5 percent of families account for half of all crime, and only 10 percent account for two-thirds. In introducing us to the Bogle family, the author invites us to understand crime in this eye-opening new light. He chronicles the malignant legacy of criminality passed from parents to children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. Examining the long history of the Bogles, a white family, Butterfield offers a revelatory look at criminality that forces us to disentangle race from our ideas about crime and, in doing so, strikes at the heart of our deepest stereotypes. And he makes clear how these new insights are leading to fundamentally different efforts at reform. With his empathic insight and profound knowledge of criminology, Butterfield offers us both the indelible tale of one family's transgressions and tribulations, and an entirely new way to understand crime in America.

Author : Beth Macy
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316337564

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Truevine by Beth Macy Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back. The year was 1899 and the place a sweltering tobacco farm in the Jim Crow South town of Truevine, Virginia. George and Willie Muse were two little boys born to a sharecropper family. One day a white man offered them a piece of candy, setting off events that would take them around the world and change their lives forever. Captured into the circus, the Muse brothers performed for royalty at Buckingham Palace and headlined over a dozen sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. They were global superstars in a pre-broadcast era. But the very root of their success was in the color of their skin and in the outrageous caricatures they were forced to assume: supposed cannibals, sheep-headed freaks, even "Ambassadors from Mars." Back home, their mother never accepted that they were "gone" and spent 28 years trying to get them back. Through hundreds of interviews and decades of research, Beth Macy expertly explores a central and difficult question: Where were the brothers better off? On the world stage as stars or in poverty at home? TRUEVINE is a compelling narrative rich in historical detail and rife with implications to race relations today.

Author : Arthur H. Lewis
Publisher : New York : Trident Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015003663013

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Carnival by Arthur H. Lewis Pdf

Author : Allan Ford,Nick Corble
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445624426

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You Can't Wear Out an Indian Scout by Allan Ford,Nick Corble Pdf

The fascinating history of the Indian Scout motorcycle and the Wall of Death, revised and updated for 2016.

Author : Linda Tate
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780821443460

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Power in the Blood by Linda Tate Pdf

Power in the Blood: A Family Narrative traces Linda Tate’s journey to rediscover the Cherokee-Appalachian branch of her family and provides an unflinching examination of the poverty, discrimination, and family violence that marked their lives. In her search for the truth of her own past, Tate scoured archives, libraries, and courthouses throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois, and Missouri, visited numerous cemeteries, and combed through census records, marriage records, court cases, local histories, old maps, and photographs. As she began to locate distant relatives — fifth, sixth, seventh cousins, all descended from her great-greatgrandmother Louisiana — they gathered in kitchens and living rooms, held family reunions, and swapped stories. A past that had long been buried slowly came to light as family members shared the pieces of the family’s tale that had been passed along to them. Power in the Blood is a dramatic family history that reads like a novel, as Tate’s compelling narrative reveals one mystery after another. Innovative and groundbreaking in its approach to research and storytelling, Power in the Blood shows that exploring a family story can enhance understanding of history, life, and culture and that honest examination of the past can lead to healing and liberation in the present.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Amusement parks
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014658145

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Amusement Business by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Music
ISBN : IOWA:31858028447062

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The Billboard by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ingrid Schaffner
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 156898359X

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Salvador Dali's Dream of Venus by Ingrid Schaffner Pdf

Life Magazine wrote that one funhouse at the 1939 World's Fair stood out among the others: "Dal's Dream of Venus, the creation of famed Surrealist painter Salvador Dal, is the most recent addition to the still-growing list of amusement-area girl shows and easily the most amazing. Weird building contains a dry tank and a wet tank. In the wet tank girls swim under water, milk a bandaged-up cow, tap typewriter keys which float like seaweed. Keyboard of piano is painted on the recumbent female figure made of rubber. In dry tank...a sleeping Venus reclines in 36-foot bed, covered with white and red satin, flowers, and leaves. Scattered about the bed are lobsters frying on beds of hot coals and bottles of champagne....All this is most amusing and interesting." The building's modern, expressionistic exterior, with an entrance framed by a woman's legs, and shocking interior, including the bare-breasted "living liquid ladies" who occupied the tanks, caused quite a stir. The funhouse was so successful that it reopened for a second season, but once torn down it faded from memory and its outlandishness became the stuff of urban myth. Now, more than 60 years later, a collection of photographs of the Dream of Venus by Eric Schaal has been discovered. In stunning black-and-white and early Kodachrome, they show both the construction and the completion of the funhouse-from Dal painting a melting clock to showgirls parading for their audience. Salvador Dal's Dream of Venus reveals not only an eccentric work of architecture, but also a one-of-a-kind creation by one of the most fertile imaginations of the 20th century.

Author : ANN. WRIGHT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1857568737

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WALL OF DEATH. by ANN. WRIGHT Pdf