Thomas Abthorpe Cooper

Author : F. Arant Maginnes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476600741

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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by F. Arant Maginnes Pdf

This is the biography of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper, the first star of the American stage. Cooper was the chief transitional figure between the British and American stage and contributed greatly to the development of American theatre. For the 30 years after 1797, Cooper performed in the major cities and toured to every state in the Union. This work covers his entire life and career from his birth outside London in 1775, to his famed performance to celebrate the opening of the City of Washington in 1800, to his death in Bristol, Pennsylvania, in 1849. Much research is drawn from Mr. Cooper’s letters to his mentor, English radical philosopher William Godwin. Throughout, there are descriptions of his principal portrayals at different stages drawn from contemporary accounts and theatrical reviews. There are also 22 illustrations, from paintings and engravings to playbills and photographs of the sites associated with the actor.

Author : Geddeth Smith
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0838636594

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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Geddeth Smith Pdf

It was in part for this service to the American public at large that Presidents John Tyler and James K. Polk awarded him, late in his life, with an appointment to the Customs House at the Port of New York, where, venerable and white-haired, Cooper held a position during the final years of his life, still a handsome and striking figure as he went about the routine duties of a customs inspector.

Author : Joseph Norton Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3571205

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A Memoir of the Professional Life of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Joseph Norton Ireland Pdf

Author : Joseph Norton Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0781233410

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A Memoir of the Professional Life of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Joseph Norton Ireland Pdf

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Author : Joseph N. Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468906371

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A memoir of the professional life of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Joseph N. Ireland Pdf

Author : Joseph Norton 1817-1898 Ireland
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356082688

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A Memoir of the Professional Life of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Joseph Norton 1817-1898 Ireland Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jhoseph Norton Ireland
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0469864524

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A Memoir of the Proffessional Life of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Jhoseph Norton Ireland Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Frances Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:647931130

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Letter to Thomas Abthorpe Cooper by Frances Wright Pdf

Miss Wright offers a copy of her latest tragedy to Cooper and states that she will give him first refusal on all her plays.

Author : Jhoseph Norton Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297217861

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A Memoir of the Proffessional Life of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper - Scholar's Choice Edition by Jhoseph Norton Ireland Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Thomas Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044078903432

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The Poetical Works of Thomas Cooper by Thomas Cooper Pdf

Author : Wayne Franklin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300135008

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James Fenimore Cooper by Wayne Franklin Pdf

James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) invented the key forms of American fiction—the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. Furthermore, Cooper turned novel writing from a polite diversion into a paying career. He influenced Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Francis Parkman, and even Mark Twain—who felt the need to flagellate Cooper for his “literary offenses.” His novels mark the starting point for any history of our environmental conscience. Far from complicit in the cleansings of Native Americans that characterized the era, Cooper’s fictions traced native losses to their economic sources. Perhaps no other American writer stands in greater need of a major reevaluation than Cooper. This is the first treatment of Cooper’s life to be based on full access to his family papers. Cooper’s life, as Franklin relates it, is the story of how, in literature and countless other endeavors, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain and, as the Revolutionary generation died, stipulate what the maturing republic was to become. The first of two volumes, James Fenimore Cooper: The Early Years covers Cooper’s life from his boyhood up to 1826, when, at the age of thirty-six, he left with his wife and five children for Europe.

Author : Thomas Cooper
Publisher : Humanities Press International
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005522490

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The Life of Thomas Cooper by Thomas Cooper Pdf

Excerpt from The Life of Thomas Cooper: Written by Himself I am setting out to write my memoirs with the rigid purpose of telling the truth to the best of my know ledge. But I cannot expect to accomplish what none of us can accomplish, unless the intelligent faculty should be rendered more comprehensive. I shall fail in rehearsing some things correctly, no doubt but it shall not be wilfully, or from intention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Thomas Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Chartism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037980120

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The Life of Thomas Cooper by Thomas Cooper Pdf

Author : Thomas Cooper
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382807849

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The Life of Thomas Cooper by Thomas Cooper Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Thomas COOPER (the Chartist.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026205884

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The Life of Thomas Cooper. Written by Himself. With a Portrait by Thomas COOPER (the Chartist.) Pdf