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London in a box : Englishness and theatre in revolutionary America /
"If one went looking for the tipping point in the prelude to the American Revolution, it would not be the destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, or the blockade of Boston by British warships, or even the gathering of the first Continental Congress; rather, it was the Congress's decision...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
2017.
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| Colección: | Studies in theatre history and culture
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Preface. "The Velim Lyth Bare": A Note on Absence and Other Sources; Prologue. The Most Well-Connected Man in America Receives a Letter from Congress, and Is Put Out of Business; Chapter 1. A Season of Great Uncertainty: New York, October 1774; Chapter 2. A Disastrous Arrival: New York, October 1758; Chapter 3. Building a Network: 1759-1760; Chapter 4. London in a Box; Chapter 5. This Wandering Theatre: Newport, New York, Charleston, 1761-1763; Chapter 6. Heart of Oak, and Other Transatlantic Transformations: April 1764-October 1766.
- Chapter 7. Murder in the Greenroom, and Other London Interludes: 1764-1765Chapter 8. Sailing on an Unwelcomed Ship: 1765-1766; Chapter 9. The Politics of Frugality: 1767-1769; Chapter 10. Associations and Binges: 1770; Chapter 11. Lords of the Turf: Maryland, 1770-1771; Chapter 12. Great Reckonings in Small Rooms: 1773-1774; Chapter 13. Christopher Gadsden's Wharf: Charleston, Summer 1774; Chapter 14. The Second America: New York, Winter 1774; Epilogue. Final Reckonings: New York, January 1775; Notes; Works Cited; Index.