Male-Male Intimacy in Early America: Beyond Romantic Friendships
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560233451 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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. William Benemann is the archivist for Boalt Hall Law School Library and a former librarian at the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley
Five Stars Samuel D. Kissee Excellent study of Early American same sex relationships.. "Boring!" according to mitchell b. snow. Boring and long winded. Not what you would think this book is about. A lot of nothing about a couple of male relationships that may or may not have been.
Now, in the same way that Alex Haley’s Roots provided a generation of African Americans with an appreciation of their history, Male-Male Intimacy in Early America: Beyond Romantic Friendships will give many gay readers their first glimpse of homosexuality as a theme in early American history.Honored as a 2007 Stonewall Book Award nonfiction selection, Male-Male Intimacy in Early America is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the role of homosexual activity among American men in the early years of American history. He also addresses related issues surrounding race and gender expectations, population and migration patterns, vocational choice, and information exchange. He recognizes that men have been sexually attracted to other men throughout American history, and in this book, examines their historical options for expressing that attraction. The author scoured research that was published in contemporary journals and also conducted his
"QUITE REMARKABLEA SWEEPING HISTORY of male homosexual relationships in early America." -- Steve Estes, PhD, Assistant Professor, History Department, Sonoma State University"This METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED, ARDUOUSLY ARGUED, AND REMARKABLY DETAILED exploration is a welcome addition to the literature." -- Jim Van Buskirk, MLIS, Program Manager, James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library