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Dueling Grounds

Author : Mary Jo Lodge
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190938870
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Dueling Grounds written by Mary Jo Lodge and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hamilton opened on Broadway in 2015 and quickly became one of the hottest tickets the industry has ever seen. Lin-Manuel Miranda - who wrote the book, lyrics, and music, and created the title role - adapted the show from Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton. Although it seems an unlikely source for a Broadway musical, Miranda found a liminal space where the life that Hamilton led and the issues that he confronted came alive more than two centuries later while also commenting on contemporary life in the United States and how we view our nation's history. With a score largely based on rap and drawing on other aspects of hip-hop culture, and staged with actors of color playing the white Founding Fathers, Hamilton has much to say about race in the United States today and in our past, but at the same time it leaves important things insufficiently explained, such as the role of women and people of color in Hamilton's time. Dueling Grounds: Revolution and Revelation in the Musical Hamilton is a volume that combines the work of theater scholars and practitioners, musicologists, and scholars in such fields as ethnomusicology, history, gender studies, and economics in a multi-faceted approach to the show's varied uses of liminality, looking at its creation, casting philosophy, dance and movement, costuming, staging, direction, lyrics, music, marketing, and how aspects of race, gender, and class fit into the show and its production. Demonstrating that there is much to celebrate, as well as challenging issues to confront concerning Hamilton, Dueling Grounds is an uncompromising look at one of the most important musicals of the century.

Dueling Grounds

Author : Mary Jo Lodge
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190938846
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Dueling Grounds written by Mary Jo Lodge and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hamilton opened on Broadway in 2015 and quickly became one of the hottest tickets the industry has ever seen. Lin-Manuel Miranda - who wrote the book, lyrics, and music, and created the title role - adapted the show from Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton. Although it seems an unlikely source for a Broadway musical, Miranda found a liminal space where the life that Hamilton led and the issues that he confronted came alive more than two centuries later while also commenting on contemporary life in the United States and how we view our nation's history. With a score largely based on rap and drawing on other aspects of hip-hop culture, and staged with actors of color playing the white Founding Fathers, Hamilton has much to say about race in the United States today and in our past, but at the same time it leaves important things insufficiently explained, such as the role of women and people of color in Hamilton's time. Dueling Grounds: Revolution and Revelation in the Musical Hamilton is a volume that combines the work of theater scholars and practitioners, musicologists, and scholars in such fields as ethnomusicology, history, gender studies, and economics in a multi-faceted approach to the show's varied uses of liminality, looking at its creation, casting philosophy, dance and movement, costuming, staging, direction, lyrics, music, marketing, and how aspects of race, gender, and class fit into the show and its production. Demonstrating that there is much to celebrate, as well as challenging issues to confront concerning Hamilton, Dueling Grounds is an uncompromising look at one of the most important musicals of the century.

The Militant South, 1800-1861

Author : John Hope Franklin
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252070693
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Militant South, 1800-1861 written by John Hope Franklin and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression.

Haunted Places

Author : Dennis William Hauck
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780142002346
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Places written by Dennis William Hauck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes over 2,000 sites of supernatural occurances in the United States, including places visited by ghosts, UFOs, and unusual creatures.

The Duel

Author : Giacomo Casanova
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612190731
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Duel written by Giacomo Casanova and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About This Book It was his intention to trade a few sword-thrusts in some place or another, and get the business over with. A sparkling new translation tells the tale of a young libertine who finds his rapier wit matched by actual rapiers. In this autobiographical tale, a young dandy is forced to flee his hometown after falling afoul of the authorities. But sheltering in the royal court he finds treachery and insult and is even- tually positioned into a meaningless confrontation over a woman he cares nothing about. Told with debonair wit and a merciless attitude toward high society, the tale becomes a tense adventure that leads to a surprising outcome. This Is An Enhanced eBook This eBook contains Illuminations—additional illustrated material that expand the world of Casanova's novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. "Illuminations" contains writings by Havelock Ellis - W.E. Garrett Fisher - Richard von Kraft Ebbing - Arthur Schnitzler - Arthur Symonds - Mark Twain - And the entire version of Casanova's duel as written in his personal memoirs. Full-color illustrations include: Francesco Casanova - Anton Raphael Mengs - Jean-Marc Nattier - Johann Berka - 1841 map of Weehawken - "An Air Balloon Engagement" by J. Barrow - and portraits of the ten most deadly duelists. Also Included: “Famous Duels, Duelists and Dueling Grounds”

Big Whiskey (The Revised Second Edition)

Author : Carlo DeVito
Publisher : Cider Mill Press
ISBN 13 : 1400251788
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Big Whiskey (The Revised Second Edition) written by Carlo DeVito and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of Big Whiskey, the definitive guide to the American Whiskey Trail. Discover the storied history and renaissance of America’s premier whiskey region with this fully updated and revised definitive field guide. Devoted entirely to the quintessential American whiskeys of Kentucky and Tennessee, Big Whiskey takes you behind the scenes at distilleries throughout both states. Inside this book, you will find: Fascinating interviews with master distillers Profiles of over 100 distilleries, and tasting notes for hundreds of expressions Incredible histories and facts about North America’s most influential whiskey region Stunning original behind-the-scenes photography Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or are simply looking to discover the difference between bourbon and Tennessee whiskey, this expanded edition of Big Whiskey is your essential guide to America’s whiskey trails.

Dueling in the Old Navy

Author : Charles Oscar Paullin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dueling in the Old Navy written by Charles Oscar Paullin and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ghosthunting Maryland

Author : Michael J. Varhola
Publisher : Clerisy Press
ISBN 13 : 1578604141
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Ghosthunting Maryland written by Michael J. Varhola and published by Clerisy Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the sites in the book have been chosen with an eye toward several criteria, including how accessible they are to the public, how evocative experience a trip to them is likely to produce, and the extent to which they actually appear to be haunted. A great many in the various regions of Maryland have some connection to the Colonial era, the War of 1812, or the Civil War, all significant aspects of the state's haunted history. Maryland is divided into six regions for purposes of this book: Baltimore, Central, D.C. Metro, Eastern Shore, Southern, and Western. Geographically speaking, Maryland is not a large state. It is, however, among the oldest in the country, and has a rich, varied, and turbulent history that has contributed to an exceptionally high number of haunted sites. Because it is relatively compact, Maryland is in many ways an ideal state for a haunted roadtrip -- especially in an era of historically high gasoline prices -- and many haunted sites within the same area can easily be reached on a single weekend-long trip. Indeed, although my own home is currently in Northern Virginia, on the southern side of the Potomac River from Maryland, its furthest point from me is still somewhat less than 300 miles -- as opposed to nearly 500 for some of the most distant points in southwestern Virginia. Note that this outline includes more listings than there will be room for in the book, and that a number of these will either be cut, reduced to sidebars within larger chapters, or listed in the appendix of additional haunted sites. As with Ghosthunting Virginia, research revealed early on a striking number of sites reputed by various sources to be haunted. With space in this volume for only a limited number of these, the authors carefully attempted to identify a representative selection that both emphasized variety and a struck a balance between "must include" sites -- such as the graveyard where Edgar Allan Poe is buried -- and more obscure ones that do not appear in any other books.

Dueling in Charleston

Author : J. Grahame Long
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237786
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Dueling in Charleston written by J. Grahame Long and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though no landmarks or memorials formally recognize dueling in Charleston, it remains a quintessential element of the Holy City's legacy. Most upstanding locals nourished the duelist's tradition, many going so far as to make it an integral part of their social lives. For a time, even the most casual character insults or slurs toward one's moral fiber or family lineage invited a challenge, and almost always, the offended party was expected to retaliate. Thus, finding full expression in frequency and public acceptance throughout the Lowcountry, a gentleman's duel was a crucial--albeit deadly--matter of taste and caste. For two centuries, Charlestonians dueled habitually, settling personal grievances with malice instead of mediation. Charleston historian J. Grahame Long presents a charming portrait of this dreadfully civilized custom.

Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri

Author : Howard Louis Conard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri written by Howard Louis Conard and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850

Author : Christopher John Murray
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135455791
Total Pages : 1303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850 written by Christopher John Murray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 1303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought, music, and art of the period, demonstrating the rich interplay of international influences and cross-currents at work; and to explore the many issues raised by the very concepts of Romantic and Romanticism.

The Big Book of Maryland Ghost Stories

Author : Ed Okonowicz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493043897
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Maryland Ghost Stories written by Ed Okonowicz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Old Line State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Ed Okonowicz shines a light in the dark corners of Maryland and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From footsteps and apparitions appearing at Fort McHenry, to reports of strange noises and phenomena at the battleground of Antietam, these stories of strange occurrences will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

The Duel

Author : Anton Chekhov
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612190707
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Duel written by Anton Chekhov and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About This Book "Hate you!" Laevsky said quietly, breathing heavily. "I've hated you a long time!" This new translation of the literary masterpiece— which combines a beautiful romance with high suspense— is here presented for the first time as a stand-alone volume. One of Chekhov’s most important lengthy works, this remarkable story gives a startling twist to his classic, ongoing study of bourgeois romance when he sets it on a collision course with a decaying, Czarist concept of honor. It ends in the ultimate Chekhovian observation: that fate is often ludicrous. This Is An Enhanced eBook This eBook contains Illuminations—additional illustrated material that expand the world of Kleist’s novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. "Illuminations" contains writings by Mikhail Lermontov - Ivan Goncharov - Alexander Pushkin - Herbert Spencer - Friedrich Nietzsche - Jack London - Thomas Paine - Francis Bacon - Charles McKay – And a guide to the game of vint. Full-color illustrations include: William Hogarth - James Joseph Tissot - Jan Steen - The Shahnameh and more. Also Included: “Against The Duel: Writing In Protest of Dueling”

The Duel

Author : Alexander Kuprin
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612190715
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Duel written by Alexander Kuprin and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About This Book Her mourth was almost pressed against his, and her words were like quick, hurried kisses: "You must absolutely go through with the duel tomorrow." This rediscovered gem by a major, yet neglected, writer — here presented in a dazzling new translation — is an absorbing account of the final days of Czarist Russia. An absorbing saga about the brutalities of military life upon its own soldiers. Stranded at a distant outpost, young Romashov finds himself obliged to fight a duel — over something he realizes is meaningless. As the novel hurtles toward a startling conclusion, it reveals itself to be a luminous depiction of the end of an era. This Is An Enhanced eBook This eBook contains Illuminations—additional curated material that expand the world of Kuprin's novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. "Illuminations" contains writings by Leo Tolstoy - Fyodor Dostoevsky - Alexander Pushkin - Rudyard Kipling - Abraham Yarmolinsky - Ivan Turgenev - Anton Chekhov - Anton Chekhov - Mikhail Lermontov - Alexandre Dumas - Thomas Hardy - Emily Dickinson - Rudolphe Raspe - Emily Dickinson and short stories by O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant and Alexander Kuprin. Illustrations include: Victor Adams - Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour - Valery Ivanovich Jacoby - Eugene Delacroix and others. Also included is The Duelist’s Supplement – “The Other Duel: Fiction and Poetry Concerning Duels”

The Duel

Author : Joseph Conrad
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612190723
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Duel written by Joseph Conrad and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About This Book "Haven't you heard of the duel going on ever since 1801?" An exciting, swashbuckling thriller based on a true story about two of Napoleon’s soldiers. Conrad’s brilliantly ironic tale about two officers in Napoleon’s Grand Army who, under a futile pretext, fought an on-going series of duels throughout the Napoleanic Wars. Over decades, on every occasion they chanced to meet, they fought. Both satiric and deeply sad, this masterful tale treats both the futility of war and the absurdity of false honor, war’s necessary accessory. This Is An Enhanced eBook This eBook contains Illuminations—additional illustrated material that expand the world of Conrad's novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. "Illuminations" contains writings by Napoleon Bonaparte - Catherine Bearne - Captain Elzear Blaze - Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourienne - Richard Curle - And a historical appreciation of the real life Feraud and d'Hubert Illustrations include: Jacques-Louis David - Jean-Antoine Gros - Johannes Flintoe - Johann Gottfried Schadow - James Gillroy and others. Also included is The Duelist’s Supplement – “The Code Duello: A Diverse Anthology For Personal Use” which includes in their entirety the French, Irish and American Southern Code Duellos as well as the Queensbury Rules and a description of the Viking Holmganga.

The Duel

Author : Heinrich von Kleist
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 161219074X
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Duel written by Heinrich von Kleist and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About This Book "No amount of wisdom could possibly make sense of the mysterious verdict which God intended through this duel." A new translation of a key work by one of European literature’s most important early writers. One of the few novellas written by the master German playwright, The Duel was considered by Thomas Mann and others to be one of the great works of German literature. The story of a virtuous woman slandered by a nobleman, it is a precise study of a subject that fascinated von Kleist: That people are sometimes seemingly punished for their very innocence. This Is An Enhanced eBook This eBook contains Illuminations—additional curated material that expand the world of Kleist’s novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. "Illuminations" contains writings by Paul the Deacon - J.G. Millingen - Sir Walter Scott - Johann Ludwig Uhland - Miguel de Cervantes - Andrew Lang - John Carl Blankenagel - Louis and Regis Senac - Alfred Hutton - Fiore de Liberi and a collection of the twelve laws of chivalry. Illustrations include: Gerhard von Kugelgen - Johannes Gehrts - Jörg Breu Jüngere and Pauls Hector Mair - Achilles Emperaire - George Muhlberg and others. Also included is The Duelist’s Supplement – “The Art of Dueling: How To Shoot and Slash Your Way To Satisfaction” which includes an entire facsimile scan of Fior de Liberi's Flower of Battle.

Duels and the Roots of Violence in Missouri

Author : Dick Steward
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826262287
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Duels and the Roots of Violence in Missouri written by Dick Steward and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early-nineteenth-century Missouri, the duel was a rite of passage for many young gentlemen seeking prestige and power. In time, however, social groups outside the ruling class engaged in a variety of violent acts and symbolic challenges under the rubric of the code duello. In Duels and the Roots of Violence in Missouri, Dick Steward takes an in-depth look at the evolution of dueling, tracing the origins, course, consequences, and ultimate demise of one of the most deadly art forms in Missouri history. By focusing on the history of dueling in Missouri, Steward details an important part of our culture and the long-reaching impact this form of violence has played in our society.