Exploring the evolution of gay life in 20th-century New York, this book offers a unique perspective on the cultural and social transformations experienced by the LGBTQ+ community. Through vivid storytelling, the author captures the vibrant spirit and challenges faced by gay New Yorkers, providing insights into their resilience and contributions to the city’s identity as the new millennium approaches. The narrative serves as both a historical account and a celebration of the community's rich legacy.
Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation
336 pages
12 hours of reading
Set against a backdrop of significant historical events, this account captures the essence of a tumultuous year marked by trauma and tragedy. It offers a vivid portrayal of the challenges faced during this period, providing insights into the social and political climate that shaped the experiences of individuals and communities. Through evocative storytelling, the narrative highlights the resilience and struggles of those who lived through these defining moments in history.
This heroic true story of the three youngest children of a bourgeois Catholic family who worked together in the French Resistance is told by an American writer who has known and admired the family for five decades In the autumn of 1943, André Boulloche became de Gaulle’s military delegate in Paris, coordinating all the Resistance movements in the nine northern regions of France only to be betrayed by one of his associates, arrested, wounded by the Gestapo, and taken prisoner. His sisters carried on the fight without him until the end of the war. André survived three concentration camps and later became a prominent French politician who devoted the rest of his life to reconciliation of France and Germany. His parents and oldest brother were arrested and shipped off on the last train from Paris to Germany before the liberation, and died in the camps. Since then, silence has been the Boulloches’s answer to dealing with the unbearable. This is the first time the family has cooperated with an author to recount their extraordinary ordeal.
