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Author:

Carter, David.

Title:

Stonewall : the riots that sparked the gay revolution / David Carter.

Edition:

1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

336 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
Gay liberation movement--United States--History--20th century.
Gay men--United States--History--20th century.
Lesbians--United States--History--20th century.
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317) and index.

Contents:

Setting the stage -- Greenwich Village, USA -- Oppression, resistance, and everyday life -- On the street -- The Stonewall Inn -- The skull -- Dawn is just breaking -- The Stonewall riots -- A Friday night out -- "We're taking the place!" -- Lancing the festering wound of anger -- "Christopher Street belongs to the queens!" -- "They've lost that wounded look" -- Gay liberation -- Seizing the moment -- "We're the gay liberation front!" -- The heroic age.

ISBN:

9780312342692
0312342691

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)