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Title: The Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s by Ricardo J. Brown, William Reichard, Allan H. Spear ISBN: 0-8166-3621-4 Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: August, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $47.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting slice of history
Comment: A fascinating look at a gay underculture that existed in the 1940s. I enjoyed the anecdotal style, the snapshots. I'm sure the author could have shared much, much, more about his life, but appreciate what he did choose to tell - those stories that centered around the bar and its patrons. Anyone who reads this book cannot help but come away with a deeper understanding of the social history of twentieth-century homosexuality. Thank you Ricardo Brown.
Rating: 4
Summary: Gay Life After WWII...............
Comment: I am often leery of memoirs published by University presses as they tend to be filled with stoic facts, are often boring, display little emotion, and reveal very little of the real person being showcased. This book is certainly an exception in every way, as it reads like a novel, and is filled with fascinating, intimate details of Ricardo's life. Ricardo J. Brown's memoir offers us an exciting look into gay life of the late 1940's. Brown was discharged from the navy for being a homosexual, and returned to his working-class life in St. Paul, Minnesota. Most of this memoir centers around a bar called Kirmser's that catered to working class men during the day, and at night became a hang-out or underground club for gay men. It's Brown's own personal observations, feelings, and experiences he shares with us of the friends he made during these nightly visits to Kirmser's that are so enlightening, fascinating and fun to read. Some of the stories are sad and tragic, too. It's the honestly in the telling of these stories that will captivate you. A few personal photos have been included in this memoir.
If you want a glimpse into what gay life was life in the time before Stonewall, then this book is an excellent choice. It's a small book that's filled with the life of a time most of us know little about, but would like to know more about. Gay life in the 1940's was quite different than today and certainly very closeted. What will always remain the same whether it is 1945 or today is the love, emotions, and personal intimacy that people share and have in common. A remarkable memoir!!
Joe Hanssen
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant
Comment: One of the best books, I've ever read. This book deals with working class gays,who are not int the closet, nor are they self hating stereotypes. This book should be given to every young gay male, starting out in the world.
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Title: Sex Seen: The Emergence of Modern Sexuality in America by Sharon Ullman ISBN: 0520209559 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Intimate Frontiers: Sex, Gender, and Culture in Old California (Histories of the American Frontier) by Albert L. Hurtado ISBN: 0826319548 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Telling Sexual Stories: Power, Change and Social Worlds by Ken Plummer, Kenneth Plummer ISBN: 0415102960 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
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Title: Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 by George Chauncey ISBN: 0465026214 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Homosexuality in Renaissance England by Alan Bray ISBN: 0231102895 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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