"Keystone books." Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.
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.
Summary:
"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.
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