The Richmond Theater Fire
Early America's First Great Disaster
Winner of Two National Writing Awards
Nominated for the Library of Virginia Literary Award
In the Press
“Best study yet of antebellum Richmond…highly recommended.”
“The Richmond Theater Fire is totally engrossing, a real page turner. Baker ably depicts the vibrancy of social and cultural life in early Richmond, and captures the horror, chaos, and shock of this terrible conflagration. She does a marvelous job of unearthing and marshaling primary sources to recreate for us the most detailed and heartbreaking account of this disaster that I have ever read.”
“Baker has written a smart and responsible popular history…Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully contextualized, this book is a welcome contribution.”
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"Richmond Theater Fire" Feature on Richmond's CBS6
wins Emmy Award
I was honored to participate in this 2022 CBS 6 "I Have a Story" feature, which won a regional Emmy Award