The Beloit Pageant from the Turtle Pageant: To the Flaming Wheel (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Theodore Lyman Wright

9780484656450: The Beloit Pageant from the Turtle Pageant: To the Flaming Wheel (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484656457 ISBN 13: 9780484656450

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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A panoramic stage pageant of Beloit’s founding and early years, told through dramatic scenes, song, and ritual.

This historical script traces the town’s awakening from its earliest mound-building stories to the founding of Beloit College, weaving Native American heritage, frontier settlement, and Civil War-era moments into a cohesive, performative narrative.

The book presents a sequence of scenes filled with costumed characters, chants, and period music. It includes crowd scenes, ceremonial rites, and village life, all rendered as a living theatre piece meant for collective performance. The text reads like a complete, self-contained script with stage directions, dialogue, and musical cues that bring a specific Midwest town’s development to life.

Experience vivid vignettes of Turtle Mound, Winnebago village life, and early trade with French traders.
Follow the naming of Beloit as the town’s identity and the founding of Beloit College.
Enjoy choral hymns, marching songs, and ceremonial chants that frame historical moments.
Explore a theatrical celebration that blends history, community memory, and regional pride.

Ideal for readers interested in regional history, local theatre, or large-scale community pageants that dramatize how a city came to be.

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