The up Stairs Lounge Arson Thirty-Two Deaths in a New Orleans Gay Bar, June 24 1973 |
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| Author:
| Delery-Edwards, Clayton |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7953-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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On June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed thirty two people in a matter of minutes. Based on a review of hundreds of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the lounge and the extensive documentary trail left by the criminal investigation, this tells the story of who used to go to the bar, what happened on the day of the fire, what course the investigation took, why an arrest was never made and what the...
More DescriptionOn June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed thirty two people in a matter of minutes. Based on a review of hundreds of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the lounge and the extensive documentary trail left by the criminal investigation, this tells the story of who used to go to the bar, what happened on the day of the fire, what course the investigation took, why an arrest was never made and what the lasting effects of the fire have been.