Tinderbox : the untold story of the Up Stairs Lounge fire and the rise of gay liberation / Robert W. Fieseler.
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TextPublication details: New York : Liveright Pub. Corp., a division of W.W. Norton & Co., [2018]Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxviii, 343 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9781631491641Subject(s): Gays -- Violence against -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century | Mass murder -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century | Gay bars -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century | Arson -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century | Homophobia -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century | Gay liberation movement -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 364.152/34/09763/35 LOC classification: HV6250.4.H66 | F54 2018Summary: Discusses the fire that destroyed the New Orleans' subterranean gay community in 1973, focusing on the toxic prejudice that came about in the aftermath, including hate from families, the Catholic Church, and the city; which brought the emergence of an impassioned gay movement.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 364.152/FIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500060248 |
Photographs on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-314) and index.
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Discusses the fire that destroyed the New Orleans' subterranean gay community in 1973, focusing on the toxic prejudice that came about in the aftermath, including hate from families, the Catholic Church, and the city; which brought the emergence of an impassioned gay movement.
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