{"product_id":"abandoned-hauntingly-beautiful-deserted-theme-parks-9781510723351","title":"Abandoned: Hauntingly Beautiful Deserted Theme Parks","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called him \"a master of the abandoned\"--and for good reason. Take a strange and wonderful photographic journey into a world time has forgotten--amusement parks that have been shut down and overgrown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"artivist\" known only as Seph Lawless has spent the last ten years photo-documenting the America that was left behind in the throes of economic instability and overall decline--decrepit shopping malls, houses, factories, even amusement parks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough nearly two hundred gorgeous and elegiac photographs, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned\u003c\/i\u003e details Lawless's journey into what was once the very heart of American entertainment: the amusement park. Here is includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisney World's Discovery Island and River Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoyland Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDogpatch USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFun Spot Amusement Park and Zoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBushkill Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand of Oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Shawnee Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeauga Lake Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpreepark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChippewa Lake Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnchanted Forest Playland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLawless visits deserted parks across the country, capturing in stark detail their dilapidated state, natural overgrowth, and obvious duality of sad and playful symbolism. Previously self-published as \u003ci\u003eBizarro\u003c\/i\u003e, this updated edition of Lawless's photographic tribute to decaying American amusement parks contains new content and a new foreword.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seph Lawless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 11.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510723351","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109285814409,"sku":"9781510723351","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_14dbf02c-43ef-47ea-8b08-f8602cb5ad9e.jpg?v=1767073871","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/abandoned-hauntingly-beautiful-deserted-theme-parks-9781510723351","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}