- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
"An example of how two men couldâprecariously and passionatelyâlive together and love each other in the America of the 1930s and 1940s." âColm TĂłibĂn,
New York Times-bestselling author ofÂ
The Magician
After a chance meeting aboard the ocean liner Paris in 1924, Harvard University scholar and activist F. O. Matthiessen and artist Russell Cheney fell in love, and remained inseparable until Cheney's death in 1945. During the intervening years, the men traveled throughout Europe and the United States, achieving great professional success while contending with serious personal challenges, including addiction, chronic disease, and severe depression.
Situating the couple's private correspondence alongside other sources, Scott Bane tells the remarkable story of their relationship in the context of shifting social dynamics in the United States. From the vantage point of the present day, with marriage equality enacted into law, Bane provides a window into the realities faced by same-sex couples in the early twentieth century, as they maintained relationships in the face of overt discrimination and the absence of legal protections.
"A nuanced exploration of a marriage, one characterized by great joy but also buffeted by tremendous conflict (societal, financial, and health-related)." âR. Tripp Evans, author of Grant Wood: A Life
"A smart, sensitive study of a gay coupleâŚextremely readable." â Gay & Lesbian Review
"An arresting account of how a same-sex relationship endured." â Library Journal
After a chance meeting aboard the ocean liner Paris in 1924, Harvard University scholar and activist F. O. Matthiessen and artist Russell Cheney fell in love, and remained inseparable until Cheney's death in 1945. During the intervening years, the men traveled throughout Europe and the United States, achieving great professional success while contending with serious personal challenges, including addiction, chronic disease, and severe depression.
Situating the couple's private correspondence alongside other sources, Scott Bane tells the remarkable story of their relationship in the context of shifting social dynamics in the United States. From the vantage point of the present day, with marriage equality enacted into law, Bane provides a window into the realities faced by same-sex couples in the early twentieth century, as they maintained relationships in the face of overt discrimination and the absence of legal protections.
"A nuanced exploration of a marriage, one characterized by great joy but also buffeted by tremendous conflict (societal, financial, and health-related)." âR. Tripp Evans, author of Grant Wood: A Life
"A smart, sensitive study of a gay coupleâŚextremely readable." â Gay & Lesbian Review
"An arresting account of how a same-sex relationship endured." â Library Journal
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, weâve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere â even offline. Perfect for commutes or when youâre on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access A Union Like Ours by Scott Bane in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Artist Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments ix
- Prologue: Do the Dead Choose Their Biographers?
- 1 The Search for Companionship
- 2 âBetween the Old and the Newâ
- 3 Falling in Love: The Exuberant Years
- 4 A Star Is Born
- 5 Making a Home in Kittery
- 6 Shining in a Dark Time: Politics and Painting in the Depression
- 7 In Sickness and in Health: The Hartford Retreat, McLean Hospital, and Baldpate Hospital
- 8 The Green Light across the Piscataqua
- 9 Losing Touch: Life without Cheney
- 10 Aftermath and Afterglow
- Epilogue: Getting Married After All
- Notes
- Index