{"product_id":"when-brooklyn-was-queer-9781250621405","title":"When Brooklyn Was Queer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told story of Brooklyn's vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection***\u003cbr\u003e***NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LGBTQ BOOKS OF 2019 by Harper''s Bazaar***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA romantic, exquisite history of gay culture. \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] boisterous, motley new history...entertaining and insightful. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugh Ryan's \u003ci\u003eWhen Brooklyn Was Queer \u003c\/i\u003eis a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, and beyond. No other book, movie, or exhibition has ever told this sweeping story. Not only has Brooklyn always lived in the shadow of queer Manhattan neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and Harlem, but there has also been a systematic erasure of its queer historya great forg\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407298994519,"sku":"9781250621405","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250621405.jpg?v=1730498903","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-brooklyn-was-queer-9781250621405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}