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Fordham Flower's early childhood. Emigration to America in 1812. The fight against
slavery. His return to Stratford and the creation of Flowers Brewery in 1831. The building of a temporary
pavilion to celebrate the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth in 1864. The creation of the
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by his second son Charles in 1879. The devastating fire in 1926 and the fund
raising efforts by Archie Flower both in England and America to rebuild the theatre which opened in 1932.
This book tells a compelling story of an unsung family committed to the memory of the great Bard.
