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Staging ground : an American theater and its ghosts / Leslie Stainton.

Author/creator Stainton, Leslie, 1955-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxvi, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Haunted -- Mr. Yecker opens a theater: 1866 -- The killing of the Conestogas: 1763 -- Sacred space -- Mr. Hager builds a hall: 1852 -- "What has the north to do with slavery?": 1852-1861 -- Interlude -- Theater of war: 1861-1865 -- Mr. Yecker opens an opera house: 1873 -- In transit -- Buffalo Bill and the American West: 1873-1882 -- Memory machine -- The minstrel's mask: 1852-1927 -- Empty space -- Players: 1886-1893 -- Women's work: 1870-1931 -- Cartography -- Images, moving and still: 1896-1930 -- Ghost dance: 1896-1997.
Abstract "Through both history and personal memoir, examines the role of the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the shaping of American identity from colonial times to the present"--Provided by publisher.
General note"Keystone books."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013049311
ISBN9780271063652 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0271063653 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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