First 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.
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Cherry Grove, Fire Island
Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town
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- English
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the 2014 Edition
- Prologue
- Part I. How the Grove became Gay: 1936–1945
- Part II. The Gay Country Club: 1946–1959
- Part III. The Nation Takes Shape: 1960–1969
- Part IV. The “Lithuanians” and the “Doughnut Rack”: The Lesbian Minority, 1936–1980
- Part V. The Grove After Stonewall: 1970–1980
- Epilogue
- Appendix on Methods
- Notes
- Narrators
- References Cited
- Index
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