Miners, loggers, railroad men, and others flooded into the American West after the discovery of gold in 1848, and entertainers seeking to fill the demand for distraction from the workers’ daily toil soon followed. Actors, actresses and traveling troupes crisscrossed the American frontier, performing in tents, saloons, fancy theaters, and the open air. This exploration of the heyday of popular theater in the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, laughter and tears to generations of pioneers.
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Ngôn ngữ Anh ● định dạng PDF ● Trang 241 ● ISBN 9780786486458 ● Nhà xuất bản McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ● Được phát hành 2014 ● Có thể tải xuống 3 lần ● Tiền tệ EUR ● TÔI 5839807 ● Sao chép bảo vệ Adobe DRM
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