Author: William Buell Sprague
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Annals of the American Pulpit: Episcopalian
Annals of the American Pulpit: Episcopalian. 1859
Author: William Buell Sprague
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Annals of the American Pulpit: Presbyterian. 1860 v. 5. Episcopalian. 1861
Author: William Buell Sprague
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Annals of the American Pulpit: Episcopalian. 1859
Author: William Buell Sprague
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
The Richmond Theater Fire
Author: Meredith Henne Baker
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080714374X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
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 Investigating private letters, diaries, and sermons, among other rare or unpublished documents, Baker views the event and its outcomes through the fascinating lenses of early nineteenth-century theater, architecture, and faith, and reveals a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.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080714374X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
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.
Annals of the American Pulpit
Author: William Buell Sprague
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Annals of the American Pulpit: Episcopalian. 1859
Author: William Buell Sprague
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
The American Church History Series: A history of the Protestant Episcopal Church, by C.C. Tiffany
Author: Philip Schaff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The American Church History Series: A history of the Protestant Episcopal Church, by C.C. Tiffany
Catalogue of the Library of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass
Author: Williams College. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description