Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Richmond Theater FireCondition: NewSubtitle: Early America's First Great DisasterEAN: 9780807177082ISBN: 9780807177082Publisher: Louisiana State University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/01/2022Description: On the day after Christmas in 1811, the state of Virginia lost its governor and almost one hundred citizens in a devastating nighttime fire that consumed a Richmond playhouse. During the second act of a melodramatic tale of bandits, ghosts, and murder, a small fire kindled behind the backdrop. Within minutes, it raced to the ceiling timbers and enveloped the audience in flames. The tragic Richmond Theater fire would inspire a national commemoration and become its generation's defining disaster. A vibrant and bustling city, Richmond was synonymous with horse races, gambling, and frivolity. The gruesome fire amplified the capital's reputation for vice and led to an upsurge in antitheater criticism that spread throughout the country and across the Atlantic. Clerics in both America and abroad urged national repentance and denounced the stage, a sentiment that nearly destroyed theatrical entertainment in Richmond for decades. Local churches, by contrast, experienced a rise in attendance and became increasingly evangelical.In The Richmond Theater Fire, the first book about the event and its aftermath, Meredith Henne Baker explores a forgotten catastrophe and its wide societal impact. The story of transformation comes alive through survivor accounts of slaves, actresses, ministers, and statesmen. Investigating private letters, diaries, and sermons, among other rare or unpublished documents, Baker views the event and its outcomes through the fascinating lenses of early nineteenth-century theater, architecture, and faith, and reveals a rich and vital untold story from America's past.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 510gAuthor: Meredith Henne BakerGenre: HistoryRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Richmond Theater Fire
Title: The Richmond Theater Fire
Subtitle: Early America's First Great Disaster
EAN: 9780807177082
ISBN: 9780807177082
Release Date: 04/01/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Richmond Theater Fire : Early America's First Great Disaster
Number of Pages: 364 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: LSU Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / 19th Century, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Disasters & Disaster Relief
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 18.9 Oz
Author: Meredith Henne Baker
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
