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Fieseler, Robert W.,

Tinderbox : the untold story of the Up Stairs Lounge fire and the rise of gay liberation / Robert W. Fieseler. - First edition. - xxxviii, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: History reclaimed -- Act I: Fire -- Brotherhood of men -- Sunday service -- Gay liberation -- United we stand -- Act II: Fallout -- Mayhem -- Call for aid -- Liberation descends -- Visions -- Fun house -- Firetraps -- In memoriam -- Act III: Legacy -- Deliverance -- Downfall -- Rally forth -- Last resort -- Coda: Second line.

ISBN: 9781631491641 1631491644

LCCN: 2018004765

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gays--Violence against--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.
Mass murder--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.
Gay bars--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.
Arson--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.
Homophobia--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.
Gay liberation movement--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.