The Traveling Chautauqua Caravans of Culture in Early 20th Century America |
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Author:
| Barrows, Roger E. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4766-7773-6 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores an overlooked yet influential movement in US history, capturing the vagaries of speakers' and performers' lives on the road and their reception by audiences. Excerpts from lectures and plays portray a vibrant circuit that in a single summer drew 20 million in more than 9,000 towns.
Explores an overlooked yet influential movement in US history, capturing the vagaries of speakers' and performers' lives on the road and their reception by audiences. Excerpts from lectures and plays portray a vibrant circuit that in a single summer drew 20 million in more than 9,000 towns.