The Richmond Theater Fire: Early America's First Great Disaster Contributor(s): Baker, Meredith Henne (Author) |
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ISBN: 080714374X ISBN-13: 9780807143742 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
Dewey: 975.545 |
LCCN: 2011033385 |
Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.38" W x 9.32" (1.44 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher 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. |