Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian TownFirst published in 1993, the award-winning Cherry Grove, Fire Island tells the story of the extraordinary gay and lesbian resort community near New York City. This new paperback edition includes a new preface by the author. |
Contents
19361945 | |
PART II | |
Conviviality and Camp | |
Trouble in Paradise | |
The Geometry of Gay Prejudice | |
Plays Parties and | |
9 Just One of the Boys | |
PART VI | |
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Epilogue | |
Appendix on Methods | |
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Narrators | |
Other editions - View all
Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town Esther Newton No preview available - 1995 |
Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town Esther Newton No preview available - 2014 |
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