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The Most American Thing in America

- Circuit Chautauqua as Performance

About The Most American Thing in America

Between 1904 and the Great Depression, Circuit Chautauquas toured the rural US, reflecting and reinforcing its citizens' ideas, attitudes, and politics every summer through music, lectures, dramas, orations and special programs for children. This book reveals the Circuit Chautauquas as performances that created and unified small-town America.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780877459415
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 280
  • Published:
  • May 30, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x156x23 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 19, 2025

Description of The Most American Thing in America

Between 1904 and the Great Depression, Circuit Chautauquas toured the rural US, reflecting and reinforcing its citizens' ideas, attitudes, and politics every summer through music, lectures, dramas, orations and special programs for children. This book reveals the Circuit Chautauquas as performances that created and unified small-town America.

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