Author: Philip S. Klein
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027103839X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
History of Pennsylvania
Author: Philip S. Klein
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027103839X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027103839X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
American Brutus
Author: Michael W. Kauffman
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0307430618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, escaped on foot, and eluded capture for twelve days until he met his fiery end in a Virginia tobacco barn. In the national hysteria that followed, eight others were arrested and tried; four of those were executed, four imprisoned. Therein lie all the classic elements of a great thriller. But the untold tale is even more fascinating. Now, in American Brutus, Michael W. Kauffman, one of the foremost Lincoln assassination authorities, takes familiar history to a deeper level, offering an unprecedented, authoritative account of the Lincoln murder conspiracy. Working from a staggering array of archival sources and new research, Kauffman sheds new light on the background and motives of John Wilkes Booth, the mechanics of his plot to topple the Union government, and the trials and fates of the conspirators. Piece by piece, Kauffman explains and corrects common misperceptions and analyzes the political motivation behind Booth’s plan to unseat Lincoln, in whom the assassin saw a treacherous autocrat, “an American Caesar.” In preparing his study, Kauffman spared no effort getting at the truth: He even lived in Booth’s house, and re-created key parts of Booth’s escape. Thanks to Kauffman’s discoveries, readers will have a new understanding of this defining event in our nation’s history, and they will come to see how public sentiment about Booth at the time of the assassination and ever since has made an accurate account of his actions and motives next to impossible–until now. In nearly 140 years there has been an overwhelming body of literature on the Lincoln assassination, much of it incomplete and oftentimes contradictory. In American Brutus, Kauffman finally makes sense of an incident whose causes and effects reverberate to this day. Provocative, absorbing, utterly cogent, at times controversial, this will become the definitive text on a watershed event in American history.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0307430618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, escaped on foot, and eluded capture for twelve days until he met his fiery end in a Virginia tobacco barn. In the national hysteria that followed, eight others were arrested and tried; four of those were executed, four imprisoned. Therein lie all the classic elements of a great thriller. But the untold tale is even more fascinating. Now, in American Brutus, Michael W. Kauffman, one of the foremost Lincoln assassination authorities, takes familiar history to a deeper level, offering an unprecedented, authoritative account of the Lincoln murder conspiracy. Working from a staggering array of archival sources and new research, Kauffman sheds new light on the background and motives of John Wilkes Booth, the mechanics of his plot to topple the Union government, and the trials and fates of the conspirators. Piece by piece, Kauffman explains and corrects common misperceptions and analyzes the political motivation behind Booth’s plan to unseat Lincoln, in whom the assassin saw a treacherous autocrat, “an American Caesar.” In preparing his study, Kauffman spared no effort getting at the truth: He even lived in Booth’s house, and re-created key parts of Booth’s escape. Thanks to Kauffman’s discoveries, readers will have a new understanding of this defining event in our nation’s history, and they will come to see how public sentiment about Booth at the time of the assassination and ever since has made an accurate account of his actions and motives next to impossible–until now. In nearly 140 years there has been an overwhelming body of literature on the Lincoln assassination, much of it incomplete and oftentimes contradictory. In American Brutus, Kauffman finally makes sense of an incident whose causes and effects reverberate to this day. Provocative, absorbing, utterly cogent, at times controversial, this will become the definitive text on a watershed event in American history.
American Regional Theatre History to 1900
Author: Carl F. W. Larson
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Excludes New York City.
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Excludes New York City.
Doctoral Dissertations on American Theatre
Author: Jere D. Wade
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Theatre Research
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
America's Longest Run
Author: Andrew Davis
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271035781
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
"Traces the history of the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia from its founding in 1809. Documents the productions and players at the theater, and the difficulties it has faced from economic crises, changing tastes, and competition from new media"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271035781
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
"Traces the history of the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia from its founding in 1809. Documents the productions and players at the theater, and the difficulties it has faced from economic crises, changing tastes, and competition from new media"--Provided by publisher.
The Theatrical Career of John T. Ford
Author: John Ford Sollers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 1342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 1342
Book Description
American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887
Author: Weldon B. Durham
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Product information not available.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Product information not available.
A Geographical Index to Local Histories of the Theater in America
Author: Clifford Eugene Hamar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Recherches Théâtrales
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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