Entertainment in the Old West

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  • Entertainment in the Old West Book Detail

  • Author : Jeremy Agnew
  • Release Date : 2014-01-10
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 244
  • ISBN 13 : 0786486457
  • File Size : 80,80 MB

Entertainment in the Old West by Jeremy Agnew PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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