Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution - Hardcover

Carter, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312200250 ISBN 13: 9780312200251

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2004

Synopsis

An examination of the 1969 series of riots over police action against The Stonewall Inn provides a background of the mob-controlled Greenwich Village gay bar, the political and social elements that contributed to the riots, and the event's impact on subsequent attitudes. 10,000 first printing.

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Review

"A terrific piece of nonfiction, a satisfying and illuminating document that will be referred to time and again." - The Advocate
"Considering all that went before, the ongoing repression and corruption, and the scent of social and political liberation in the air, Carter's eloquent account makes it clear that something was bound to catch fire...A complete, full-bodied portrait, with lots of flesh on the bones of a strong narrative structure." - Kirkus Reviews
"No matter what you may believe about the event, you will gain new insights. Historically important and socially significant." - Dallas Morning News
"A gripping, hour-by-hour reconstruction...this definitive account is long overdue but well worth the wait." - Richard Labonte, Bookmarks
"Stonewall presents a thorough and often compelling reconstruction of the nearly weeklong protest...provides thoughtful and sometimes delightfully quirky details about the era's gay culture and politics, Greenwich Village itself, and the New Yorkers - from mobsters to flame queens to cops - who that morning stumbled into history." - Providence Journal-Bulletin
"A beautifully written, suspenseful narrative that also meets the toughest tests of academic research." - Bay Area Reporter

A terrific piece of nonfiction, a satisfying and illuminating document that will be referred to time and again. "The Advocate"

Considering all that went before, the ongoing repression and corruption, and the scent of social and political liberation in the air, Carter's eloquent account makes it clear that something was bound to catch fire...A complete, full-bodied portrait, with lots of flesh on the bones of a strong narrative structure. "Kirkus Reviews"

No matter what you may believe about the event, you will gain new insights. Historically important and socially significant. "Dallas Morning News"

A gripping, hour-by-hour reconstruction...this definitive account is long overdue but well worth the wait. "Richard Labonte, Bookmarks"

Stonewall presents a thorough and often compelling reconstruction of the nearly weeklong protest...provides thoughtful and sometimes delightfully quirky details about the era's gay culture and politics, Greenwich Village itself, and the New Yorkers - from mobsters to flame queens to cops - who that morning stumbled into history. "Providence Journal-Bulletin"

A beautifully written, suspenseful narrative that also meets the toughest tests of academic research. "Bay Area Reporter""

A terrific piece of nonfiction, a satisfying and illuminating document that will be referred to time and again. The Advocate

Considering all that went before, the ongoing repression and corruption, and the scent of social and political liberation in the air, Carter's eloquent account makes it clear that something was bound to catch fire...A complete, full-bodied portrait, with lots of flesh on the bones of a strong narrative structure. Kirkus Reviews

No matter what you may believe about the event, you will gain new insights. Historically important and socially significant. Dallas Morning News

A gripping, hour-by-hour reconstruction...this definitive account is long overdue but well worth the wait. Richard Labonte, Bookmarks

Stonewall presents a thorough and often compelling reconstruction of the nearly weeklong protest...provides thoughtful and sometimes delightfully quirky details about the era's gay culture and politics, Greenwich Village itself, and the New Yorkers - from mobsters to flame queens to cops - who that morning stumbled into history. Providence Journal-Bulletin

A beautifully written, suspenseful narrative that also meets the toughest tests of academic research. Bay Area Reporter

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"A terrific piece of nonfiction, a satisfying and illuminating document that will be referred to time and again." --The Advocate

"Considering all that went before, the ongoing repression and corruption, and the scent of social and political liberation in the air, Carter's eloquent account makes it clear that something was bound to catch fire...A complete, full-bodied portrait, with lots of flesh on the bones of a strong narrative structure." --Kirkus Reviews

"No matter what you may believe about the event, you will gain new insights. Historically important and socially significant." --Dallas Morning News

"A gripping, hour-by-hour reconstruction...this definitive account is long overdue but well worth the wait." --Richard Labonte, Bookmarks

"Stonewall presents a thorough and often compelling reconstruction of the nearly weeklong protest...provides thoughtful and sometimes delightfully quirky details about the era's gay culture and politics, Greenwich Village itself, and the New Yorkers - from mobsters to flame queens to cops - who that morning stumbled into history." --Providence Journal-Bulletin

"A beautifully written, suspenseful narrative that also meets the toughest tests of academic research." --Bay Area Reporter

About the Author

David Carter has had a varied career as a writer, editor, and filmmaker. He is the author of biographies of Salvador Dali and George Santayana, he edited and compiled Spontaneous Mind, a collection of interviews with Allen Ginsberg, and directed the film Meher Baba in Italy for Peter Townshend. Carter has a B.A. from Emory University and an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin. He is a resident of Greenwich Village in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312200250
• ISBN 13: 9780312200251
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336