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    Cleveland Food Memories
    A Nostalgic Look Back at the Food We Loved, the Places We Bought It, and the People Who Made It Special
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    Cleveland Ethnic Eats
    The Guide to Authentic Ethnic Restaurants and Markets in Northeast Ohio
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    Corpse in the Cellar
    #3 in a series of incredible but true stores of Cleveland crime and disaster.
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    Cleveland Cops
    Hilarious and heartbreaking true stories told by Cleveland police officers.
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    Cleveland Amusement Park Memories
    A nostalgic look back at Northeast Ohio's amusement parks.
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    David & Diane Francis, author of Cleveland Amusement Park Memories

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    David & Diane Francis

    Dave and Diane Francis are the authors of ten books about parks and summer resorts, including Cedar Point: Queen of American Watering Places; Ohio's Amusement Parks; The Golden Age of Roller Coasters; and Chippewa Lake Park. They are members of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the National Amusement Park Historical Association.

    Books by David & Diane Francis

    Clevland books: Cleveland Amusement Park Memories by David & Diane Francis
    Cleveland Amusement Park Memories
    A Nostalgic Look Back at Euclid Beach Park ¥ Puritas Springs Park Geauga Lake Park ¥ and Other Classic Parks
    by David & Diane Francis

    For more than seventy-five years these boisterous, colorful, exciting meccas fulfilled the fantasies of entertainment-hungry Clevelanders. Each park had its own distinct personality, its own peculiari  . . . [Read More]