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Crosby's Opera House
Eugene H. Cropsey
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Description for Crosby's Opera House
Hardback. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
This book chronicles the existence of the cityOs first great opera house. It is also the story of Albert and Uranus Crosby, who migrated from Cape Cod to Chicago, where they made their fortunes and later sacrificed it all in their efforts to bring a new cultural enlightenment to their adopted city. The advent of CrosbyOs Opera House and the labors of its founders caused a cultural awakening so profound that it unquestionably set the stage for ChicagoOs later becoming one of AmericaOs great cultural centers.
This book chronicles the existence of the cityOs first great opera house. It is also the story of Albert and Uranus Crosby, who migrated from Cape Cod to Chicago, where they made their fortunes and later sacrificed it all in their efforts to bring a new cultural enlightenment to their adopted city. The advent of CrosbyOs Opera House and the labors of its founders caused a cultural awakening so profound that it unquestionably set the stage for ChicagoOs later becoming one of AmericaOs great cultural centers.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611471816
SKU
V9781611471816
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99-15
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