Coal & Culture: Opera Houses In Appalachia by William Faricy Condee - 2004-11-29

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2005. Hardcover. VG (light scuffs, scratches to cloth. spine ends bumped w/ some wear. closing section of textblock edges has a small, dark stain that lightly affects some pg edges. dustjacket has light edge-wear, scuffs & scratches). navy cloth w/ gilt printing. book xii, 210 pages w/ bw illustrations. glossy, blue pictorial dustjacket. Textblock remains fairly tightly bound; appears to be a lightly read or unread copy. "Coal and culture: Opera Houses in Appalachia is a critical appreciation of the opera house in the coal-mining region of Appalachia. Author William Faricy Condee demonstrates that these were multipurpose facilities that were central to the life of their communities. They housed little, if any, opera, but were used for almost everything else, including traveling theater, concerts, religious events, lectures, boxing matches, union meetings, and - if the auditorium had a flat floor - skating and basketball."--Jacket.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. A critical appreciation of the opera house in the coal-mining region of Appalachia from the mid 1860s to the early 1930s, this book demonstrates that these were multipurpose facilities that were used for traveling theater, concerts, religious events, lectures, commencements, boxing matches, benefits, union meetings - even skating and basketball.

Ohio Univ Pr, 2004. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches.

Ohio University Press. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!