The Story Of Australian Roller Coasters 127 Years Of Madness, Sadness & Scintillating Thrills

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Edwin Dickinson
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: First Edition

Description: 180 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A history that spans the late 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries. Reading any Aussie newspaper of the late 19th century, youd discover that people thought roller coasters were a nuisance and were intolerant of them. In 1888 the Executive Commission of the Melbourne International Centennial Exhibition scoffed at the idea of including sideshows and a roller coaster at the prestigious exhibition. Despite the resistance of some local residents, the Executive Commission members voted 3-2 to include a Switchback Railway at the exhibition. It ended up being one of the few attractions that generated income and was savious of the exhibition, and much more.

ISBN: 9780987109613