{"product_id":"stonewall-the-riots-that-sparked-the-gay-revolution-paperback","title":"Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Carter's \u003ci\u003eStonewall \u003c\/i\u003eis the basis of the PBS American Experience documentary \u003ci\u003eStonewall Uprising.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1969, a series of riots over police action against The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, changed the longtime landscape of the homosexual in society literally overnight. Since then the event itself has become the stuff of legend, with relatively little hard information available on the riots themselves. Now, based on hundreds of interviews, an exhaustive search of public and previously sealed files, and over a decade of intensive research into the history and the topic, \u003ci\u003eStonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e brings this singular event to vivid life in this, the definitive story of one of history's most singular events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Randy Shilts \/ Publishing Triangle Award Finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting...Not only the definitive examination of the riots but an absorbing history of pre-Stonewall America, and how the oppression and pent-up rage of those years finally ignited on a hot New York night.\" - Boston Globe\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Carter (1952-2020)\u003c\/b\u003e had a varied career as a writer, editor, and filmmaker. He is the author of biographies of Salvador Dali and George Santayana, he edited and compiled \u003ci\u003eSpontaneous Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of interviews with Allen Ginsberg, and directed the film \u003ci\u003eMeher Baba\u003c\/i\u003e in Italy for Peter Townshend. Carter has a B.A. from Emory University and an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin. He lived in Greenwich Village in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754295591200,"sku":"9780312671938","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7dff261df5fa2e10eb3bc04f74e75a96.webp?v=1780037243","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stonewall-the-riots-that-sparked-the-gay-revolution-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}