| Author | : Thomas C. Foster |
| File Size | : 53,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 July 2007 |
| ISBN | : 0814727492 |
| Pages | : 415 pages |
Long Before Stonewall by Thomas C. Foster Book PDF Summary
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Edgar Award finalist, Best Fact Crime American Masters (PBS), “1 of 5 Essential Culture Reads” One of CrimeReads’ “Best True Crime Books of the Year” “A fast–paced, meticulously researched, thoroughly engaging (and often infuriating) look–see into the systematic criminalization of gay men and widespread condemnation of homosexuality post–World War
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