1st ed. Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index. Facts and fantasies -- The brass ring -- Speaking "carousel" -- An age of paint and glitter -- Dream makers and their toys : the carousel builders -- Chipping away at history : the carvers and their carvings -- Carousels and parks, here and gone -- Music, music, music -- Saving pieces of our past : collecting -- Elbow grease and glue : restoration -- Present plans and future fancies -- Carousel chronology -- Carousels and parks.

Hinds Anne Dion

Grab the brass ring : the American carousel