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Author:   Thomas A. Bogar
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.762kg
ISBN:  

9780786442324

ISBN 10:   0786442328
Pages:   441
Publication Date:   24 September 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1. Washington (1751–1782)      2. The Adamses and Jefferson Abroad (1778–1788)      3. Independence (1784–1799)      4. A New Capital (1800–1817)      5. Good Feelings, Bad Feelings (1817–1833)      6. The New National Theatre (1834–1844)      7. Unquiet Times (1845–1860)      8. Lincoln (1861–1863)      9. Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864–1865)      10. Aftermath (1865–1874)      11. The Gilded Age (1874–1881)      12. A Social White House (1881–1885)      13. Marriages (1885–1889)      14. The Rise of Realism (1889–1892)      15. The Turn of the Century (1893–1901)      16. TR (1901–1909)      17. Taft (1909–1910)      18. Offstage Drama (1910–1913)      19. Vaudeville (1913–1915)      20. Enter Edith (1915–1917)      21. Victory (1918–1921)      22. Jazz (1921–1924)      23. Boom and Bust (1924–1933)      24. Recovery (1933–1940)      25. Theatre of War (1941–1949)      26. Cold War Theatre (1950–1961)      27. Camelot (1961–1964)      28. Protest (1965–1974)      29. Vicissitudes (1974–1980)      30. An Actor in the White House (1981–1992)      31. Fundraisers and Family (1993–2005)      Afterword      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

a good job...scholarly --<i>ARBA</i>; fascinating...highly readable, enjoyable --<i>Sea Classics</i>; fascinating --<i>HillRag</i>; the most fascinating read of any theater book to cross our desks this year...enlightening --<i>Potomac Stages.</i>

Fascinating. -- HillRag HillRag

"""a good job...scholarly""--ARBA; ""fascinating...highly readable, enjoyable""--Sea Classics; ""fascinating""--HillRag; ""the most fascinating read of any theater book to cross our desks this year...enlightening""--Potomac Stages."

a good job...scholarly --ARBA; fascinating...highly readable, enjoyable --Sea Classics; fascinating --HillRag; the most fascinating read of any theater book to cross our desks this year...enlightening --Potomac Stages.

Author Information

Thomas A. Bogar is a professor at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, a judge for Washington, D.C.’s Helen Hayes Theatre Awards, and a consultant for the American Council on Education. He has written numerous journal articles and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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