Provincetown [[electronic resource] ] : From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort / / Karen Christel Krahulik
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| Autore: |
Krahulik Karen Christel
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| Titolo: |
Provincetown [[electronic resource] ] : From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort / / Karen Christel Krahulik
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2005] |
| ©2005 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 974.4/92 |
| Soggetto topico: | HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
| Soggetto geografico: | Provincetown (Mass.) Social conditions |
| Provincetown (Mass.) History | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato: | England |
| Provincetown | |
| charts | |
| fishing | |
| from | |
| history | |
| mecca | |
| sleepy | |
| that | |
| transformation | |
| village | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-266) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Inventing Provincetown, 1859-1928; 1 Colonial Outpost; 2 "The Perfect Compromise":Provincetown's Portuguese Pilgrims; 3 "Paradise of Artists"; PART II Surviving Provincetown, 1929-1969; 4 Weathering the Depression; 5 "Provincetown Tells the Gayflower Set: Scram"; PART III Gentrifying Provincetown, 1970-2000; 6 "Sexism in Paradise"; 7 "Gay World"; Conclusion: Cape Queer?; Notes; Index; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | How did a sleepy New England fishing village become a gay mecca? In this dynamic history, Karen Christel Krahulik explains why Provincetown, Massachusetts-alternately known as "Land's End," "Cape-tip," "Cape-end," and, to some, "Queersville, U.S.A"-has meant many things to many people. Provincetown tells the story of this beguiling coastal town, from its early history as a mid-nineteenth century colonial village to its current stature as a bustling gay tourist destination. It details the many cultures and groups-Yankee artists, Portuguese fishermen, tourists-that have comprised and influenced |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Provincetown |
| ISBN: | 0-8147-4906-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789975603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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American history and culture (New York University Press)