Wide-Open Town

Wide-Open Town
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9780520244740
ISBN-13 : 0520244745
Rating : 4/5 (745 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Wide-Open Town by : Nan Alamilla Boyd

Download or read book Wide-Open Town written by Nan Alamilla Boyd and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-04-13 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of gay men and lesbians in San Francisco, from the turn of the century, when queer bars emerged in San Francisco's tourist districts, to 1965, when a raid on a drag ball energized the gay community. Includes excerpts from oral histories of lesbians and gay men who have lived in San Francisco since the 1930s.


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