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“Combining delightful storytelling and writing with engaging research, Thrill Ride takes us on an intimate and sweeping journey through Hershey’s factory town to early Hersheypark.” —Gary Cross, coauthor of The Playful Crowd: Pleasure Places in the Twentieth Century “Finally, a comprehensive account of how America’s favorite chocolate-themed park—flavored by the global candy giant—not only survived turbulent times but ultimately transformed into a world-class destination.” —Barry R. Hill, author of Imagineering an American Dreamscape: Genesis, Evolution, and Redemption of the Regional Theme Park

“Combining delightful storytelling and writing with engaging research, Thrill Ride takes us on an intimate and sweeping journey through Hershey’s factory town to early Hersheypark.” —Gary Cross, coauthor of The Playful Crowd: Pleasure Places in the Twentieth Century

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John R. Haddad is Professor of American Studies and Popular Culture at Penn State Harrisburg. He is the author of America’s First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation and Cultures Colliding: American Missionaries, Chinese Resistance, and the Rise of Modern Institutions in China.

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