{"product_id":"a-civil-war-christmas-an-american-musical-celebration-paperback","title":"A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Vogel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich and moving play with music...A Civil War Christmas taps into seasonal themes of redemption, forgiveness and community, with a decidedly American bent.\" -\u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ms. Vogel manages to humanize her many characters in a few crisp strokes of dialogue, so they come across as full-blooded people glimpsed clearly, rather than as talking statues in a historical diorama.\" -\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new holiday classic from Paula Vogel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of How I Learned to Drive. Set on a chilly Christmas Eve during the latter days of the Civil War, Paula Vogel's pageant play for all seasons weaves a tapestry of both fictional and historical characters, such as President and Mrs. Lincoln--together with holiday music, hymns and spirituals of the period--to tell a story of companionship and communal hope arising from one of our nation's darkest hours.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume also features a conversation between the author and the noted historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Vogel's plays include \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Pulitzer Prize, OBIE, Drama Desk, and New York Drama Critics awards), \u003ci\u003eThe Long Christmas Ride Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mineola Twins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHot 'N' Throbbing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesdemona\u003c\/i\u003e. She is chair of the playwriting department at the Yale School of Drama, and is playwright-in-residence at Yale Repertory Theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764233339168,"sku":"9781559363785","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/25b03e8436a673ca4b7ed38718fa748c.webp?v=1780246322","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-civil-war-christmas-an-american-musical-celebration-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}