books.google.com - "Coney Island is not merely a documentary of the amusement industry or the story of a fabled amusement park, but rather a narrative of the way Americans, and particularly immigrants and urban Americans, came to regard the pursuit of leisure as part of their national birthright."--BOOK JACKET....http://books.google.com/books/about/Coney_Island_The_People_s_Playground.html?id=i4POVzmwY9cC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareConey Island: The People's Playground
