Tinderbox
Subtitle: the untold story of the Up Stairs Lounge fire and the rise of gay liberation
By: Robert W. Fieseler
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781631491641
Subjects: Violence against; Arson; Gay liberation movement; Gays; Gay bars; Homophobia; Mass murder; History
Description: "Fieseler chronicles the ... event that claimed the lives of thirty-one men and one woman on June 24, 1973, at a New Orleans bar, the largest mass murder of gays until 2016. Relying on ... access to survivors and archives, Fieseler creates [a] ... portrait of a closeted, blue-collar gay world that flourished before an arsonist ignited an inferno that destroyed an entire community"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: History reclaimed; title: Act I: Fire; title: Brotherhood of men; title: Sunday service; title: Gay liberation; title: United we stand; title: Act II: Fallout; title: Mayhem; title: Call for aid; title: Liberation descends; title: Visions; title: Fun house; title: Firetraps; title: In memoriam; title: Act III: Legacy; title: Deliverance; title: Downfall; title: Rally forth; title: Last resort; title: Coda: Second line.