A Pageant of the Lower Cape Fear (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from A Pageant of the Lower Cape FearBecause of her unique position in the making of American history, it is especially fitting that the City of Wilmington in North Carolina should embody her heroic heritage in an historical Pageant of the Lower Cape Fear. Here was the first armed resistance to the tyrannous Stamp Act, here, at Moore's Creek, was the first victory of our American arms in the War of the Revolution.Also in her contribution to the beginnings of Ameri can dramatic literature Wilmington has played a notable part. Here, in Wilmington, Thomas Godfrey wrote The Prince of Parthia, the first tragedy written in America by an American. Here ¿ourished for many years a noteworthy group of amateur players, The Thalian Association, including in its active member ship such distinguished citizens as Edward B. Dudley.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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