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Edwin and John: A Personal History of the American South / Edition 1
Edwin and John: A Personal History of the American South / Edition 1 in Bloomington, MN
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Edwin and John: A Personal History of the American South,
award-winning author James T. Sears interweaves diaries, letters and poems to craft an innovative first-person narrative history that details the hard realities of growing up gay in the South during the early decades of the 20th century.
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the post-war South,
Edwin and John
, provides a unique and intimate approach to queer history by following the 50 year relationship between John Zeigler and Edwin Peacocke that carried them both from their roots in the conservative South, through service in World War II, and into a placid and loving literary life where they opened a bookshop in what was then the small town of Charleston, South Carolina.
is a revealing look at queer history, detailing how these two men and their remarkable circle of close friendswhich included some of the greatest writers and artists of their era including Prentiss Taylor, Carson McCullers, and John Bennettendured war, intolerance, and jealousies, while living proud and public lives in far more conservative times.
Edwin and John: A Personal History of the American South,
award-winning author James T. Sears interweaves diaries, letters and poems to craft an innovative first-person narrative history that details the hard realities of growing up gay in the South during the early decades of the 20th century.
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the post-war South,
Edwin and John
, provides a unique and intimate approach to queer history by following the 50 year relationship between John Zeigler and Edwin Peacocke that carried them both from their roots in the conservative South, through service in World War II, and into a placid and loving literary life where they opened a bookshop in what was then the small town of Charleston, South Carolina.
is a revealing look at queer history, detailing how these two men and their remarkable circle of close friendswhich included some of the greatest writers and artists of their era including Prentiss Taylor, Carson McCullers, and John Bennettendured war, intolerance, and jealousies, while living proud and public lives in far more conservative times.
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