"EVERY community, in the natural course of events, demands an individual who shall take upon himself all sorts of extraordinary achievements in the ways of amusements who will crowd the streets, and distract the walkers therein with Transparencies and Musical Vans," Cornelius Mathews wrote in 1850.
Plenty offer gentler amusements, like tending a virtual farm or playing a relaxing round of golf.
These were, one could say, typical historian's amusements; very close, in rhythm and character, to the painstaking, careful accumulation of tiny pieces of fact.And yet what John Hope Franklin collected, over a lifetime of scholarship, were scraps of horror.
The carriages are swept in a magnificent arc, looping high and then out over the water.Across the bay I can see a pleasure beach with amusements: an enormous Ferris wheel, even a miniature Statute of Liberty.
In the 19th century's posh resorts of the South and New England, mixed-sex amusements included more than nightly fancy-dress balls.
David Hume suggested that "the amusements, which are the most durable, have all a mixture of application and attention in them; such as gaming and hunting .But as with any argument involving economists, there is more than one side to it.
Officials laid a foundation stone in 2010 and spoke of investing vast sums on amusements including tram tours of launch pads and a space-themed rollercoaster.
"Everything glitters, totters, teeters, titters".The beach lacks some of the razzle-dazzle it enjoyed at the start of the 20th century, when amusements sprawled farther in every direction, and three competing parks Steeplechase, Dreamland and Luna offered thrilling rides that let men and women clutch each other.
So Peak Games offers people in Turkey and nearby countries games with a regional twist, like "Happy Farm", as well as online versions of traditional amusements.
On July 29th the city council approved his rezoning plan, which devotes 27 acres (11 hectares) to amusements and entertainment (see artist's impression above).
We have to make our own amusements.' " "So what was your mistake, Frank?" "My big mistake, yes.
