Dixie before Disney
- ISBN-10
- 161703374X
- ISBN-13
- 9781617033742
- Category
- Southern States
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Publisher
- Univ. Press of Mississippi
- Author
- Tim Hollis
Description
The origins of the Six Flags theme parks were unfurled by Judith A. Adams in The American Amusement Park Industry : A History of Technology & Thrills ( Boston : Twayne Publishers , 1991 ) , and The Essential Guide to Six Flags Theme ...
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