Provincetown : From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort / Karen Christel Krahulik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krahulik, Karen Christel.

Series:

American history and culture (New York University Press)

American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Provincetown (Mass.)--Social conditions.

Provincetown (Mass.).

Provincetown (Mass.)--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : New York University Press, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-266) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8147-4906-2

OCLC:

779828153