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The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
Nigel Cliff
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| #1012473 in Books | 2007-04-17 | 2007-04-17 | Format: Deckle Edge | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.57 x1.12 x6.60l,1.30 | File type: PDF | 312 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Outstanding|By Steve Bartholomew|Thoroughly researched, highly readable account of a largely overlooked phase of American history. I had heard of the Shakespeare riot, when citizens of New York had a violent riot about which was the better actor. I was curious as to what forces may have driven this bizarre episode. The author does an outstanding job of bringing light to dark su|From Publishers Weekly|A dispute over Shakespeare resulted in a deadly riot on May 10, 1849, at New York City's Astor Place Theatre, where armed militiamen clashed with theatergoers, gangsters and bystanders. In the melee, some 50 soldiers and 50 civilians were
One of the bloodiest incidents in New York’s history, the so-called Astor Place Riot of May 10, 1849, was ignited by a long-simmering grudge match between the two leading Shakespearean actors of the age. Despite its unlikely origins, though, there was nothing remotely quaint about this pivotal moment in history–the unprecedented shooting by American soldiers of dozens of their fellow citizens, leading directly to the arming of American police forces.
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