Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town

First published in 1993, the award-winning Cherry Grove, Fire Island tells the story of the extraordinary gay and lesbian resort community near New York City. This new paperback edition includes a new preface by the author.

Author: Esther Newton
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 12/03/2014
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780822355533
ISBN10: 0822355531
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,

About the Author
Esther Newton is currently Term Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, and Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Kempner Distinguished Professor at Purchase College, SUNY. She is the author of Margaret Mead Made Me Gay: Personal Essays, Public Ideas, published by Duke University Press, Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America, coauthor of Womenfriends: A Soap Opera, and coeditor of Amazon Expedition: A Lesbian Feminist Anthology.