Stonewall

Praise for Stonewall A fascinating account of the birth of gay liberation and a replay of the turbulent, society-changing '60s. --San Francisco Chronicle Interesting...instructive...Duberman argues correctly that Stonewall marked a generational, organizational, and ideological shift that brought gay liberation into the array of social protest. --The New York Times Book Review Illuminating...a vivid and stirring recreation of the Stonewall riot, probing beneath its symbolism to discover the social forces it unleashed. --Los Angeles Times Book Review One of the most important books about lesbians and gays to emerge since Stonewall. --Seattle Weekly Moving...Duberman rises to history's most crucial challenges as he expertly chronicles how long and tortuous the road to Stonewall actually was. --The Washington Post A powerful and compelling book that will make it harder for future 'sixties' books to ignore the gay liberation movement. --The Nation Duberman's best book yet...No one has mined sources as extensively to tell the story of Stonewall. --The Advocate Duberman's history lesson is like a script to some extraordinary movie...It even has a fascinating cast of secondary characters. --The Boston Globe Engrossing...a long overdue look at one of the seminal events in the history of gay activism. Important and absorbing. --Kirkus Reviews