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Boys of Boise : Furor, Vice and Folly in an American City by John G. Gerassi (2001, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Washington Press

ISBN-100295981679

ISBN-139780295981673

eBay Product ID (ePID)1910927

Product Key Features

Number of Pages360 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBoys of Boise : Furor, Vice and Folly in an American City

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Lgbt Studies / General

Publication Year2001

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorJohn G. Gerassi

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2001-044282

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal306.7/66/0979628

Table Of ContentForeword to the 2001 Paperback Edition Preface to the 2001 Paperback Edition Introduction to the original Edition Chronology Crush the Monster The Repairman and the Banker The Client The Boys From Whores to Adults High Eagle The Curtain Falls The First Day of Reckoning The homosexual and the Analyst The Gay World The murderer and the West Point Cadet Public Poverty and Private Power Mormons, Negros and Birchers The second day of reckoning "The Communist Plot" The Trial-Round One The Trial-Round Two The Trial-Round Three and Knockout! Conclusion Appendix A: Motion for Withholding Judgment Appendix B: Motion for New Trial Appendix C: Smith's Affidavit Appendix D: Dr. Butler's Affidavit Appendix E: The Prejudice of the Press Appendix F: The Uninspected Confession Index

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SynopsisA classic account of a 1950s sex scandal that depicts middle America's traditional response to homosexuality, "Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country's history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today's struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality."--Peter BoagOn the morning of November 2, 1955, the people of Boise, Idaho, were stunned by a screaming headline in the Idaho Daily Statesman , THREE BOISE MEN ADMIT SEX CHARGES. Time magazine picked up the story, reporting that a "homosexual underworld" had long operated in Idaho's staid capital city. The Statesman led the hysteria that resulted in dozens of arrests--including some highly placed members of the community--and sentences ranging from probation to life imprisonment.Peter Boag's Foreword places the book in historical perspective, summarizing the popular psychological theories and legal conceptions that helped to shape Gerassi's research. He discusses advances in Idaho's public approach to homosexuality and ways in which the provincialism chronicled by Gerassi persists to this day., "Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country's history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today's struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality."--Peter Boag On the morning of November 2, 1955, the people of Boise, Idaho, were stunned by a screaming headline in the Idaho Daily Statesman , THREE BOISE MEN ADMIT SEX CHARGES. Time magazine picked up the story, reporting that a "homosexual underworld" had long operated in Idaho's staid capital city. The Statesman led the hysteria that resulted in dozens of arrests--including some highly placed members of the community--and sentences ranging from probation to life imprisonment. Peter Boag's Foreword places the book in historical perspective, summarizing the popular psychological theories and legal conceptions that helped to shape Gerassi's research. He discusses advances in Idaho's public approach to homosexuality and ways in which the provincialism chronicled by Gerassi persists to this day.

LC Classification NumberHQ76.2