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Copyright © 2020 by Andrew J. Mulvihill

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Names: Mulvihill, Andy, author. | Rossen, Jake, author.

Title: Action Park : fast times, wild rides, and the untold story of America’s most dangerous amusement park / Andy Mulvihill with Jake Rossen.

Description: New York : Penguin Books, 2020.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020011878 (print) | LCCN 2020011879 (ebook) | ISBN 9780143134510 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780525506294 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Action Park (Vernon, N.J.)—History. | New Jersey—Social life and customs—20th century.

Classification: LCC GV1853.3.N52 A476 2020 (print) | LCC GV1853.3.N52 (ebook) | DDC 791.06/874976—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020011878

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020011879

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Cover design: Alex Merto

Cover images: courtesy of the author

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