{"product_id":"9781350575851","title":"American Musicals in Historical Context From the American Revolution to the 21st Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAmerican Musicals in Historical Context\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom the American Revolution to the 21st Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas A. Greenfield\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Genres \u0026amp; Styles \/ Musicals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe American story told through one of the country's most celebrated art forms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Musical theatre has been no stranger to placing historical events on stage: from the signing of the Declaration of Independence in \u003ci\u003e1776\u003c\/i\u003e and the first 'populist' President in \u003ci\u003eBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e, through to the movement against the Vietnam War in \u003ci\u003eHair\u003c\/i\u003e and the newsboys strike in \u003ci\u003eNewsies\u003c\/i\u003e; the musical form has long-explored and been inspired by the American story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing on from the success of the hit musical \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) came a reshaping of the way early U.S. history is taught and written about. This second edition of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Musicals in Historical Context\u003c\/i\u003e gives students a fresh look at history-based musicals, providing a synopsis, an overview of critical and audience reception, and historical context and analysis for 21 musicals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a new chapter on \u003ci\u003eSuffs\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), this volume examines musicals that have centered their themes, characters, and plots on some aspect of America's complex and ever-changing history. Each musical helps us rediscover pivotal national crises, key political decisions, defining moral choices, unspeakable and unresolved injustices, important and untold stories, defeats suffered, victories won in the face of monumental adversity, and the sacrifices borne publicly and privately in the process of creating the American narrative, one story at a time. Students will come away from the volume armed with the critical thinking skills necessary to discern fact from fiction in U.S. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThomas A. Greenfield\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English Emeritus and former Dean of the College at the State University of New York at Geneseo.   Greenfield's first book, \u003ci\u003eWork and the Work Ethic in American Drama 1920-1970\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1982. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Musicals in Historical Context \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming 2026) is his fifth book. His writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eComparative Drama, The Arthur Miller Journal, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, The Crisis, South Atlantic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Liberal Education, NAMES: A\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Onomastics,  \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350575851\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669644476556,"sku":"9781350575851","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e5021d88-fe8b-4d87-9128-9d0c240a8379.jpg?v=1785203197","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350575851","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}