historical drama

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historical drama

Talley's folly

1979
Presents the script of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play in which Matt Friedman arrives in Lebanon, Missouri in 1944 to plead his love to the reluctant Sally Talley.

Runaway train

saved by Belle of the Mines and Mountains
2015
In 1856, 15-year-old Bella Lee Dunkinson began hanging around the local railroad in western Tennessee. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's responsibilities--helping with the engine. One stormy night, the engine was slipping dangerously on wet rails. While John was putting sand on the tracks, Bella found herself alone in the cab driving the train up a steep and dangerous mountainside. After her heroic and triumphant climb to the mountaintop, she was hailed by the miners who met her there as the "Belle of the Mines and Mountains.".

Exploring the West

tales of courage on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
2015
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and 33 adventurers to explore the vast land west of the Mississippi River that he had purchased from France. This play tells the journey of these brave explorers.

King Henry VIII

(all is true)
2000
A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Hery VIII" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

August Wilson

1999
Provides a critical analysis of the writings of twentieth-century African-American dramatist August Wilson, and includes a chronology, as well as information about the personal experiences that have influenced his work.

Henry IV

2006
Presents the conclusion of Shakespeare's drama, in which King Henry IV grows increasingly ill as the rebellion rages on, and his son Hal struggles with the knowledge that he will soon have to wear the crown; and includes an introduction, notes, a modern perspective essay, an annotated further reading list, and a key to famous lines.

Henry VI

2008
Presents part two of the trilogy on Henry VI by William Shakespeare, that charts the rise and fall of many of the court nobles and lords within Henry's kingdom; and contains explanatory and textual notes, plot summaries, critical commentaries, and introduction to Shakespearean language.

Antony and Cleopatra

1990
Presents the text of the play, critical comments, textual data, and information on social and cultural settings.

The second part of Henry the Sixth

1966
Contains the text of the second part of Shakespeare's play about King Henry VI of England, as well as information about the author, a key to famous lines, and explanatory notes.

The first part of King Henry the Fourth

2000
Presents the annotated text of the play in which a rebellion against King and State is juxtaposed against the rebellion of Prince Hal against his father King Henry IV; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.

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