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The Drunkard's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama

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D'Alessandro, M
Published in: The New England Quarterly
June 2014
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William H. Smith's The Drunkard (premiering in 1844) broke attendance records at Moses Kimball's Boston Museum and P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York. Portraying the ills of intemperance, the melodrama also foregrounded thrilling scenes of local urbanity to inspire middle-class tourists to navigate convoluted and potentially dangerous city streets.

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Michael F D'Alessandro
Author Michael F D'Alessandro English

Published In

The New England Quarterly

DOI

10.1162/tneq_a_00369

EISSN

1937-2213

ISSN

0028-4866

Publication Date

June 2014

Volume

87

Issue

2

Start / End Page

252 / 291

Publisher

MIT Press - Journals

Related Subject Headings

  • History
  • 4705 Literary studies
  • 4303 Historical studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
  • 2005 Literary Studies
 

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D’Alessandro, M. (2014). The Drunkard's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama. The New England Quarterly, 87(2), 252–291. https://doi.org/10.1162/tneq_a_00369
D’Alessandro, Michael. “The Drunkard's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama.” The New England Quarterly 87, no. 2 (June 2014): 252–91. https://doi.org/10.1162/tneq_a_00369.
D’Alessandro M. The Drunkard's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama. The New England Quarterly. 2014 Jun;87(2):252–91.
D’Alessandro, Michael. “The Drunkard's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama.” The New England Quarterly, vol. 87, no. 2, MIT Press - Journals, June 2014, pp. 252–91. Crossref, doi:10.1162/tneq_a_00369.
D’Alessandro M. The Drunkard's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama. The New England Quarterly. MIT Press - Journals; 2014 Jun;87(2):252–291.
Journal cover image

Published In

The New England Quarterly

DOI

10.1162/tneq_a_00369

EISSN

1937-2213

ISSN

0028-4866

Publication Date

June 2014

Volume

87

Issue

2

Start / End Page

252 / 291

Publisher

MIT Press - Journals

Related Subject Headings

  • History
  • 4705 Literary studies
  • 4303 Historical studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
  • 2005 Literary Studies