Broadway: A History of the Theatre in New York City (The Brooks Atkinson)

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Very few men have had the impact on Broadway theatre as did Justin Brooks Atkinson, the drama critic of The New York Times from 1925-1960, and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1947. Excepting four years as a foreign correspondent during WWII, for 31 years Mr. Atkinson’s views in The Times were held in high regard by theatre-goers and industry producers, directors, playwrights, and actors, often making or breaking productions.
It is from this expert background that his descriptions of Broadway from the late 1800s through 1970, as reflected in his history of New York theater in Broadway are so valuable.
Whether you are a theater historian, or simply a theater lover, you will be spellbound by the parade of stars, writers, directors and producers in the many productions that made stage history for America.
Atkinson’s Broadway is not simply historical description. It is the emotions and reflections of the spirit-lifting and intellectual nuances of why Broadway remains a strength of American entertainment and soul, as much true today as it was during Atkinson’s time.
“It is in historical projects such as this one that Atkinson performs the ultimate connecting of the dots over long periods of time. We see him recognizing other decade-long patterns, … and continuing to elevate his impression of the astonishing creative outbursts that belied the Great Depression’s grueling hardship. The defining characteristics for him — the conclusions he always seeks — have to do with the fundamental originality of the works in question, and in what way they struggle with, or somehow shed new light on, real-life predicaments.”
Nancy Malitz
Founding music critic at USA Today
Editor, Classical Voice North America
Publisher, Chicago On the Aisle

Arts & Photography

Atkinson, Brooks

Performing Arts

Ardent Writer Press, LLC

Very few men have had the impact on Broadway theatre as did Justin Brooks Atkinson, the drama critic of The New York Times from 1925-1960, and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1947. Excepting four years as a foreign correspondent during WWII, for 31 years Mr. Atkinson’s views in The Times were held in high regard by theatre-goers and industry producers, directors, playwrights, and actors, often making or breaking productions.It is from this expert background that his descriptions of Broadway from the late 1800s through 1970, as reflected in his history of New York theater in Broadway are so valuable.Whether you are a theater historian, or simply a theater lover, you will be spellbound by the parade of stars, writers, directors and producers in the many productions that made stage history for America.Atkinson’s Broadway is not simply historical description. It is the emotions and reflections of the spirit-lifting and intellectual nuances of why Broadway remains a strength of American entertainment and soul, as much true today as it was during Atkinson’s time. “It is in historical projects such as this one that Atkinson performs the ultimate connecting of the dots over long periods of time. We see him recognizing other decade-long patterns, … and continuing to elevate his impression of the astonishing creative outbursts that belied the Great Depression’s grueling hardship. The defining characteristics for him — the conclusions he always seeks — have to do with the fundamental originality of the works in question, and in what way they struggle with, or somehow shed new light on, real-life predicaments.” Nancy MalitzFounding music critic at USA TodayEditor, Classical Voice North AmericaPublisher, Chicago On the Aisle

In 1918, against the backdrop of WWI, a re-emerging Ku Klux Klan, and the Spanish Influenza, Anne Aletha, a young unconventional schoolteacher, inherits her uncle's cash-strapped farm in the small South Georgia town of Ray's Mill. Anne Aletha is thrilled with her newfound independence but must secure the town's teaching position in order to support herself. With her progressive views on women's suffrage, her strong convictions against racial injustice, and her bookish nature, she struggles for acceptance without compromising her ideals. When a nearby white farmer is murdered and three innocent black farmhands are lynched, including a woman, Anne Aletha takes a stand against the atrocities and plunges herself and those she loves into the violence of the Ku Klux Klan.The horrific lynchings that take place in the story are based on true events, including the brutal lynching of Mary Turner, whose only crime was speaking out against the murder of her husband. She is memorialized in the Legacy Museum for Peace and Justice (aka the Lynching Museum) in Montgomery, Alabama. Anne Aletha is a historical novel that explores themes still relevant today and invites the reader to reflect on the legacy of civil rights and women's suffrage and the road that remains to be traveled.

Anne Aletha: The Story of a Suffragist's Fight against Racism and the Klan during WWI (Ardent Writer Press)

Literature & Fiction

Wright, Camille N.

United States

The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict

The Blue House Raid was a lesser-known conflict of the Vietnam era that played out in Korea, testing American and South Korean resolve when North Korea launched a daring attack to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in his residence near Seoul. However, this novel of the same name is more than a description of a failed incursion. The author, a former U.S. Army soldier who spent 13 months along the DMZ, develops fictional characters who enable a grander weave of the relationships of the American and Korean soldiers along the DMZ, as well as the Korean people impacted by the soldiers' presence, especially the working girls in the scattered villages nearby. Even the North Korean soldiers in the invasion are brought to life with crisp clarity in The Blue House Raid, allowing a hint of empathy for these young men who were controlled by their propagandist government. Author Robert Perron culls from his vivid familiarity of the time and subject as well as those of his fellow South Korean friends to paint not only a gripping and sometimes tragic story, but in the process narrates a fascinating military history of those forgotten times, which are as dire now as they were then.

Perron, Robert

Genre Fiction

The Blue House Raid was a lesser-known conflict of the Vietnam era that played out in Korea, testing American and South Korean resolve when North Korea launched a daring attack to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in his residence near Seoul. However, this novel of the same name is more than a description of a failed incursion. The author, a former U.S. Army soldier who spent 13 months along the DMZ, develops fictional characters who enable a grander weave of the relationships of the American and Korean soldiers along the DMZ, as well as the Korean people impacted by the soldiers' presence, especially the working girls in the scattered villages nearby. Even the North Korean soldiers in the invasion are brought to life with crisp clarity in The Blue House Raid, allowing a hint of empathy for these young men who were controlled by their propagandist government.Author Robert Perron culls from his vivid familiarity of the time and subject as well as those of his fellow South Korean friends to paint not only a gripping and sometimes tragic story, but in the process narrates a fascinating military history of those forgotten times, which are as dire now as they were then.

청와대 습격: DMZ 분쟁과 미군 병사들 (The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict) (Korean Edition)

페론 (Robert Perron), 로버트

Divine Aphasia: A Woman's Search for Her Father

Divine Aphasia's poignant story is tragic and often dark, yet hope permeates the struggles of the author, Nancy Owen Nelson, as the background in her childhood exposes her vulnerability to men and life. The story reflects a loving but delicate father, Woodford Owen Nelson, a military officer, who passes these same qualities to the author. As an adult, the author labors through multiple marriages and relationships in a difficult search for identity blurred by the experiences of the constant moves of her father from one Army base to another. These experiences, along with his alcoholism, ultimately result in the codependencies of Nelson, her mother, and sisters as well as stiff barriers to stability. Only in her final unsuccessful marriage to a colleague with Aphasia does the process reach a breaking point that shatters these barriers and leads Nelson to understand, as she writes, that "he could not give me any more love than he did. That he gave love in ways I didn't recognize."

Biographies & Memoirs

Nelson, Nancy Owen

Community & Culture

My Life as a Woman Composer

A woman composer, much less one with an international classical footprint, is a rare jewel in a world populated with Mozarts, Bachs, Rachmoninoffs, and John Williams, but despite barriers holding others out, Emma Lou Diemer carved her place. This is the memoir of a woman who was raised to not be afraid, to dare tread in a man's field of dreams. It is the story of a young girl who was blessed with both talent and a musically educated family. And she used them to bring a unique beauty to the notes of her music that she has composed for almost 80 years. Follow Emma Lou's family and career toward both composer and instructor through her words of reflection and images of time in this wonderful celebration of a life dedicated to the fusion of emotion and song in My Life as a Woman Composer.

Emma Lou Diemer

Arts & Literature

A woman composer, much less one with an international classical footprint, is a rare jewel in a world populated with Mozarts, Bachs, Rachmoninoffs, and John Williams, but despite barriers holding others out, Emma Lou Diemer carved her place.\nThis is the memoir of a woman who was raised to not be afraid, to dare tread in a man's field of dreams. It is the story of a young girl who was blessed with both talent and a musically educated family. And she used them to bring a unique beauty to the notes of her music that she has composed for almost 80 years.\nFollow Emma Lou's family and career toward both composer and instructor through her words of reflection and images of time in this wonderful celebration of a life dedicated to the fusion of emotion and song in My Life as a Woman Composer.

This is a children's book of the life and career of Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American to go to space under NASA's Mercury Project in his Freedom 7 capsule. He was also selected for NASA's Apollo 14 Mission as the oldest person to fly to and land on the moon which landed in the Fra Mauro highlands of the lunar surface. He had a remarkable career not only as an astronaut, but also in the military with the Navy in World War II and later as a test pilot. In 1971 he was promoted to Rear Admiral while still working with NASA. 
Shepard and his wife, Louise, were married for over 53 years, and raised two children, Julie and Laura, as well as a niece, Alice, whom they adopted. 
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (1923-1998) was a hero who will be remembered always for his accomplishments. This book contains numerous photos of his life.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.: The Mercury Project and America's First Man into Space

Children's Books

Biographies

The 319th in Action, recorded by Lieutenant William B. Monroe who later was a commentator for Meet the Press, was compiled by a member of that famed group of WWII aviators, Harold E. Oyster, and his wife, Esther M. Oyster Queneau. It records the daily routine and exploits of this marvelous and courageous group of men. Much of their actions is taken from the daily journals maintained during World War II. The 319th Bomb Group fought all three World War II Axis powers (Italy, Germany and Japan) and participated in two major theaters of war, the Mediterranean (MTO) and Pacific (PTO). They flew three different aircraft into battle: the B-26 Marauder, the B-25 Mitchell and the A-26 Invader and developed a reputation for bombing accuracy. The Group received two back-to-back Presidential Citations for bombing the Rome and Florence marshalling yards without damaging any historical or religious edifices. General de Gaulle cited them with the Croix de Guerre avec Palme for outstanding support of the Allied offensive in Italy. This effort was not without a price. Casualties occurred and 328 men were killed. Harold E. Oyster (439th Squadron) with the support of his wife, Esther, and family knew the uniqueness of this group's endeavor and wanted to document its place in history. Through their perseverance they were able to complete the first edition in 1976, making The 319th in Action available for that first reunion held in 1977 that the Oysters had worked so diligently to organize. The joy of 25 years of reunions by the survivors renewed that uncommon comradeship that is a result of combat and lives depending on one another. That spirit seemed to permeate the pages of this book for our descendents and history buffs. The reunion attendees were keenly aware of the fallen whose lives were told in the stories exchanged but weren't there to listen. If this book serves no other purpose, let it be a tribute to those who gave their all.

The 319th in Action

History

Americas

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Broadway: A History of the Theatre in New York City (The Brooks Atkinson)

Broadway: A History of the Theatre in New York City (The Brooks Atkinson)

Anne Aletha: The Story of a Suffragist's Fight against Racism and the Klan during WWI (Ardent Writer Press)

The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict

청와대 습격: DMZ 분쟁과 미군 병사들 (The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict) (Korean Edition)

Divine Aphasia: A Woman's Search for Her Father

My Life as a Woman Composer

My Life as a Woman Composer

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.: The Mercury Project and America's First Man into Space

The 319th in Action