1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787146203321

Autore

Williams Nannie Haskins <1846-1930, >

Titolo

The diary of Nannie Haskins Williams : a southern woman's story of rebellion and reconstruction, 1863-1890 / / edited by Minoa D. Uffelman [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Knoxville, Tennessee : , : The University of Tennessee Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62190-085-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Collana

Voices of the Civil War

Disciplina

976.8/04092

Soggetti

Women - Tennessee - Clarksville

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate

Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Women

Clarksville (Tenn.) History 19th century Sources

Clarksville (Tenn.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

February 1863-April 1863 -- May 1863-July 1863 -- August 1863-October 1863 -- January 1864-June 1864 -- July 1864-November 1864 -- December 1864-April 1865 -- May 1865-April 1866 -- July 1869-May 1871 -- March 1880-August 1882 -- January 1883-January 1890.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791298303321

Autore

Martynowych Orest T.

Titolo

The showman and the Ukrainian cause : folk dance, film, and the life of Vasile Avramenko / / Orest T. Martynowych

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winnipeg, Manitoba : , : University of Manitoba Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-88755-768-6

0-88755-470-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Studies in Immigration and Culture ; ; v.11

Disciplina

792.802/8092

Soggetti

Dancers - Ukraine

Dancers - Canada

Motion picture producers and directors - Canada

Folk dancing, Ukrainian

Folk dancing, Ukrainian - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; World Premiere at the Orpheum: Prologue; The Man and His Mission: Chapter 1; Childhood and Youth; Self-Discovery; The Politics of Folk Dancing; Dance Master: Chapter 2; West Toronto; North End Winnipeg; New York City's Lower East Side; Motion Picture Producer: Chapter 3; A Fascination with Film; Natalka Poltavka; Cossacks in Exile; Photo Section I; Photo Section II; Fugitive: Chapter 4; The Hollywood Years; A Fresh Start; Globetrotter; Twilight; The Legacy Tour: Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Notes; Chapter One: The Man and His Mission

Chapter 2: Dance MasterChapter 3: Motion Picture Producer; Chapter 4: Fugitive; Epilogue: The Legacy Tour; Bibliography; Archival Collections; Newspapers; Websites; Films; Books and Articles; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"The quixotic and volatile Vasile Avramenko (1895-1981) used folk dance and film in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine's struggle for independence to North American audiences."