Provincetown: From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort by Karen Christel Krahulik (Eng

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Provincetown by Karen Christel Krahulik An epic history of a landmark village. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 "Lands 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 Provincetown, and explains how all of them, in conjunction with larger economic and political forces, come together to create a gay and lesbian mecca. Through personal stories and historical accounts, Provincetown reveals the fascinating features that have made Provincetown such a textured and colorful destination: its fame as the landfall of the Mayflower Pilgrims, charm as an eccentric artistscolony, and allure as a Dionysian playground. It also hints at one of Provincetowns most dramatic economic changes: its turn from fishing village to resort town.From a history of fishing economies to a history of tourism, Provincetown, in the end, is as eclectic and vibrant as the city itself. Author Biography Karen Christel Krahulik is Senior Associate Dean for International Programs and Experiential Learning at Princeton University. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I Inventing Provincetown, 1859-1928 1 Colonial Outpost 2 "The Perfect Compromise": Provincetowns Portuguese Pilgrims 3 "Paradise of Artists" PART II Surviving Provincetown, 1929-19694 Weathering the Depression 5 "Provincetown Tells the Gay?ower Set: Scram" PART III Gentrifying Provincetown, 1970-2000 6 "Sexism in Paradise" 7 "Gay World" Conclusion: Cape Queer?NotesIndex About the Author Review "Krahulik offers a fascinating and lively account of how Provincetown, Massachusetts, became Americas most famous gay resort. The book is both a celebration of the communitys embrace of freedom and a reminder that Provincetown -- despite its vaunted tolerance for sexual nonconformity -- faced problems of racism, sexism, and economic exploitation... Krahulik shows how the different and sometimes overlapping constituencies of Provincetown shaped compromises that allowed the community to persist and prosper. But this important book also reveals that being a gay resort did not protect Provincetown from class, racial, ethnic, or gender conflicts." --American Historical Review "Krahulik combines traditional research methods and oral histories to record and interpret this journey in a respectful, scholarly manner." --Choice, Highly Recommended" "At the end of curling Cape Cod, Provincetown has gone through several transformations since the Pilgrims landed there--from Yankee whaling town to Portuguese fishing village to bohemian artist enclave to, today, one of the worlds most popular gay resorts. Surprisingly, each of those segments of society contributed to the P-town of today." --Chicago Sun-Times "Karen Krahuliks Provincetown is the definitive book on the history of that mysterious and magical place. Its a singular accomplishment. Im grateful to her for writing it, as I suspect many others will be for years and years to come." --Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours "This book performs a service by judiciously compiling the facts of Provincetowns history."-- Gay & Lesbian Review "From Pilgrims Landing to gay Disneyland, Provincetown has remade itself again and again. Karen Krahuliks remarkable book deftly charts these transformations. She manages to weave New England Yankees, Portuguese fisherman, bohemian artists, and lesbian entrepreneurs into a single history that is both absorbing and revelatory. In her hands, class, race, gender, and sexuality stop being categories or slogans and instead are the stuff of a communitys story. This is social history at its most original and very best." --John DEmilio, author of Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities "Krahulik tells a rich and compelling story of a unique community shaped by immigration, global economic forces, ethnic tensions, commercialism, and the struggles of individuals and groups who deeply loved Lands End." --Leila J. Rupp, University of California, Santa Barbara Promotional An epic history of a landmark village. Long Description View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction. "Academic studies are often pedantic and dense. This is not the case with this study...Krahulik combines traditional research methods and oral histories to record and interpret this journey in a respectful, scholarly manner." --"Choice," Highly Recommended "A fascinating study of a fascinating town; a charming piece of social history that is as readable as it is scholarly." --"TWNInsider" "At the end of curling Cape Cod, Provincetown has gone through several transformations since the Pilgrims landed there--from Yankee whaling town to Portuguese fishing village to bohemian artist enclave to, today, one of the worlds most popular gay resorts. Surprisingly, each of those segments of society contributed to the P-town of today." --"Chicago Sun-Times" Karen Krahuliks "Provincetown" is the definitive book on the history of that mysterious and magical place. Its a singular accomplishment. Im grateful to her for writing it, as I suspect many others will be for years and years to come. --Michael Cunningham, author of "The Hours" "From Pilgrims Landing to gay Disneyland, Provincetown has remade itself again and again. Karen Krahuliks remarkable book deftly charts these transformations. She manages to weave New England Yankees, Portuguese fisherman, bohemian artists, and lesbian entrepreneurs into a single history that is both absorbing and revelatory. In her hands, class, race, gender, and sexuality stop being categories or slogans and instead are the stuff of a communitys story. This is social history at its most original and very best." --John DEmilio, author of Sexual Politics, Sexual CommunitiesKrahulik tells a rich and compelling story of a unique community shaped by immigration, global economic forces, ethnic tensions, commercialism, and the struggles of individuals and groups who deeply loved Lands End. --Leila J. Rupp, University of California, Santa Barbara "Krahuliks entertaining social study persuasively and engagingly details that there are places in America- and Provincetown is one of them- where a kind of vibrant, magical co-existence, accepting and respecting diversity, has taken root and still survives." --"Bookmarks.com" 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 Lands 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 Provincetown, and explains how all of them, in conjunction with larger economic and political forces, come together to create a gay and lesbian mecca. Through personal stories and historical accounts, Provincetown reveals the fascinating features that have made Provincetown such a textured and colorful destination: its fame as the landfall of the Mayflower Pilgrims, charm as an eccentric artistscolony, and allure as a Dionysian playground. It also hints at one of Provincetowns most dramatic economic changes: its turn from fishing village toresort town. From a history of fishing economies to a history of tourism, Provincetown, in the end, is as eclectic and vibrant as the city itself. Review Quote "t;Krahulik combines traditional research methods and oral histories to record and interpret this journey in a respectful, scholarly manner." - Choice , Highly Recommended , Promotional "Headline" An epic history of a landmark village. Details ISBN0814747620 Author Karen Christel Krahulik Short Title PROVINCETOWN Pages 276 Publisher New York University Press Series American History and Culture Language English ISBN-10 0814747620 ISBN-13 9780814747629 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 974.492 Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Imprint New York University Press Subtitle From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York DOI 10.1604/9780814747629 Series Number 4 UK Release Date 2007-05-01 NZ Release Date 2007-05-01 US Release Date 2007-05-01 Publication Date 2007-05-01 Alternative 9780814747612 Audience General AU Release Date 2007-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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