Author: MILLER, JOAQUIN
Title: First Fam'lies of the Sierras
Description: Chicago, IL: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1876. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is the First American Edition, which is "much revised" from the London edition, of 1875. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners have bumping, rubbing, and edge wear. There is fraying to the spine ends. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are a couple spots of foxing throughout. "In 1877, Miller adapted his First Fam'lies of the Sierras into a play, The Danites, or, the Heart of the Sierras. It opened on August 22 in New York with McKee Rankin as the main character. The anti-Mormon play, which featured Danites hunting the daughter of one of the murderers of Joseph Smith, became one of the most commercially successful in a series of anti-Mormon dramas at the time. The Spirit of the Times, however, attributed its success to curious audience members expecting a disastrous failure and instead discovering a good show: "The play proved to possess more than ordinary merit, and if it is not a great work, it is decidedly not a very bad one." The Danites was extended from a run of only a few days to one of seven straight weeks before moving to another theatre and, ultimately, was performed to such a degree that it rivaled the popularity of Uncle Tom's Cabin. It was published in book form later in 1877. Miller later admitted that he regretted the anti-Mormon tone. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Joaquin Miller The Sierras Californiana Short Stories
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Title: First Fam'lies of the Sierras
Description: Chicago, IL: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1876. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is the First American Edition, which is "much revised" from the London edition, of 1875. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners have bumping, rubbing, and edge wear. There is fraying to the spine ends. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are a couple spots of foxing throughout. "In 1877, Miller adapted his First Fam'lies of the Sierras into a play, The Danites, or, the Heart of the Sierras. It opened on August 22 in New York with McKee Rankin as the main character. The anti-Mormon play, which featured Danites hunting the daughter of one of the murderers of Joseph Smith, became one of the most commercially successful in a series of anti-Mormon dramas at the time. The Spirit of the Times, however, attributed its success to curious audience members expecting a disastrous failure and instead discovering a good show: "The play proved to possess more than ordinary merit, and if it is not a great work, it is decidedly not a very bad one." The Danites was extended from a run of only a few days to one of seven straight weeks before moving to another theatre and, ultimately, was performed to such a degree that it rivaled the popularity of Uncle Tom's Cabin. It was published in book form later in 1877. Miller later admitted that he regretted the anti-Mormon tone. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Joaquin Miller The Sierras Californiana Short Stories
Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 44810
- Book number: 44810
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