Joshua's boots : an opera for young people /
"Set in the late 19th century, Joshua's Boots tells the story of a black teenager who flees barefooted from his Missouri home after his father is killed by a lynch mob. He ends up in Dodge City where, at that time, one in every four cowboys was black. After battling hardship and prejudice,...
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| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, MO :
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis,
1998.
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| Summary: | "Set in the late 19th century, Joshua's Boots tells the story of a black teenager who flees barefooted from his Missouri home after his father is killed by a lynch mob. He ends up in Dodge City where, at that time, one in every four cowboys was black. After battling hardship and prejudice, he eventually makes good as a cowboy, a fact symbolized by his handsome, silver-tipped boots, an emblem of top achievement in the cowboys' world."--Opera America. |
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| Item Description: | Co-commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, 1998; an Opera Theatre of Saint Louis production presented in partnership with the Center of Contemporary Arts, the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and Music School. |
| Physical Description: | 53 page ; 22 cm |