Sign, space, and story: Roller coasters and the evolution of a thrill

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Anderson, Dana ^a  

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EID: 0033237554     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3840.1999.3302_1.x     Document Type: Article

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