| Richmond in Ragtime: Socialists, Suffragists, Sex & Murder Contributor(s): Kollatz, Harry, Jr. (Author), Soffee, Anne Thomas (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1540218597 ISBN-13: 9781540218599 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $29.69 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 975.523 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The three years from 1909 to 1911 were busy ones in Richmond, what with the misadventures of Adon A. Yoder, a muckraking pamphleteer who gets beaten up, sued and thrown in jail; the organizing of women like Lila Meade Valentine to fight for their right to vote; the art of sculptor Ferruccio Legnaioli; the novels of Ellen Glasgow, Mary Johnston and James Branch Cabell; increased restrictions against African Americans; a public spectacle surrounding the murder trial of Henry Clay Beattie Jr.; exotic flying machines and automobile endurance contests; and the recording of Polk Miller and his Old South Quartette. Join local author Harry Kollatz Jr. (True Richmond Stories) as he revives the city of a century ago for a tour of Richmond in ragtime. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kollatz Jr, Harry: - This is Harry Kollatz Jr. s second book with The History Press. His first, True Richmond Stories, was a collection of anecdotes and anomalies of Richmond s past. Harry is the senior writer for Richmond Magazine and is a lifelong Richmond resident. He is co-founder of the Firehouse Theatre Project. Harry shares his life with his wife, Amie Oliver, and their two cats, the perpetually annoyed Miro and the antic, youthful Flannery. |