Yolanta
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Yolanta (Iolanta). Lyric opera in one act by Tchaikovsky to lib. by M. Tchaikovsky after V. Zotov's trans. of H. Hertz's
King René's Daughter. Comp. 1891. F.p. St Petersburg 1892 in double-bill with ballet
The Nutcracker. F. Amer. p. Scarborough-on-Hudson 1933; f. Brit. p. London 1968, Leeds, double bill with
The Nutcracker (Opera North, and Adventures in Motion Pictures) 1992.
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House was 'Grand Central' of the Underground Railroad Levi Coffin helped thousands of slaves from his Indiana home, now a top historical site.
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 7/24/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...from Longtown. While Coffin manned the "free labor...in Fountain City, the Coffins helped more than 2...Today, visitors tour the Coffin house, often called...runaways could be hidden. Levi Coffin, despite breaking the...spring-fed well let the Coffins supply lots of water...
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Fleeing for Freedom: Stories of the Underground Railroad As Told by Levi Coffin and William Still
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the Underground Railroad As Told by Levi Coffin and William Still Edited by George...colossal collections, Reminiscences of Levi Coffin (1880) and William Still...into a single compact volume. Levi Coffin (1798-1877) was a Quaker...
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LEVI COFFIN HOUSE ASSOCIATION TO HOST SPECIAL EVENT AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/11/2006; 652 words
; ...that have pieces relating to the Coffin House. At 6:30, a short program...then enjoy candlelight tours of the Levi Coffin House, located on U.S. 27 just...free and open to the public. The Levi Coffin House State Historic Site...
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Fleeing for Freedom: Stories of the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2007; ; 491 words
; ...the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still. Edited by George...the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still commemorates...present historically useful narratives. Levi Coffin, a Quaker, and William Still...
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Fleeing for Freedom: Stories of the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still.(Book Notes)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2007; ; 632 words
; ...the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still. Edited by George...the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still commemorates...present historically useful narratives. Levi Coffin, a Quaker, and William Still...
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Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 12/25/2005; 199 words
; THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Approximately 2,000 fugitive slaves were sheltered at Levi Coffin's home in Fountain City between 1827 and 1847.
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ROOTS OF BLACK HISTORY RUN DEEP IN INDIANA
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 2/7/1999; 700+ words
; ...3 (COLOR) RIGHT AND ABOVE: The Levi Coffin House in Fountain City, complete...National Register of Historic Places: * Levi Coffin House - More than 2,000 slaves...the efforts of Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin and his wife, Catherine...
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Fleeing for Freedom: Stories of the Underground Railroad.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the Underground Railroad As Told by Levi Coffin and William Still Edited by George...colossal collections, Reminiscences of Levi Coffin (1880) and William Still...into a single compact volume. Levi Coffin (1798-1877) was a Quaker...
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State's role as route to freedom observed during Juneteenth holiday
Newspaper article from: Indianapolis Recorder; 6/21/2002; 524 words
; ...Railroad history Wednesday at the Levi Coffin House in Fountain City...Indiana Freedom Trails. The Levi Coffin House, in rural Wayne...farmhouse was purchased by Levi and Catherine Coffin in 1827 and became a crossing...routes. During the 20 years the Coffins lived on the ...
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ENSLAVED WOMAN'S PLIGHT INSPIRES ART, BOOK, FILM.(Kentucky Life: History)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 2/16/2004; 700+ words
; ...interest and sympathy than the case of Margaret Garner, the slave mother," wrote Cincinnati abolitionist Levi Coffin in Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, his 1876 memoir. A painting of the Garners escaping over the ice-covered river to Cincinnati is...
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Levi Coffin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Levi Coffin A leading American antislavery reformer...conductor of the Underground Railroad, Levi Coffin (1789-1877) contributed...Sept. 16, 1877. Further Reading Coffin's autobiography, Reminiscences of Levi Coffin (1876; 3d ed. 1898...
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On the Underground Railroad (c. 1850, by Levi Coffin)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (c. 1850, by Levi Coffin) Levi Coffin (1789 – 1877), a Quaker, was from 1826 to 1846 the unofficial leader of the Underground Railroad...
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Underground Railroad
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...x2013; 1896), who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin during this time, assisted fugitive slaves in Cincinnati, Ohio. Levi Coffin, a Quaker in Indiana, assisted more than 3,000 slaves from his home. Frederick Douglass (c1817 – 1895...
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Race and Society
Book article from: American Eras
...routes to havens in the North or across the border to Canada. The unofficial president of the Underground Railroad, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who ran a mill in Newport, Indiana, is said to have helped three thousand slaves escape. The fugitive...
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Blaine, David: 1973—: Magician and Daredevil
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
...War II concentration camp survivor Primo Levi is tattooed on his arm. Spent 61 Hours...himself buried alive for a week in a glass coffin under a New York sidewalk, and likened his emerging from the coffin to being born. Two years later came a...
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