Provincetown Since World War II:: Carnival at Land's End (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781609494766)

Author Debra Lawless completes the history of the charming seaside community of Provincetown, Massachusetts, from the menace of World War II U-boats just offshore to the celebratory destination it has become today. The creative mecca boomed in peacetime with a new generation of artists and writers, including Tennessee Williams, Robert Motherwell and Norman Mailer. Andy Warhol paid for a carton of cigarettes with a signed soup can, while director John Waters wrote six screenplays here. The AIDS crisis of the 1980s and '90s had a grave impact on Provincetown, but the community cared for the sick, supported the suffering and only grew stronger. Once defined by tensions, Provincetown has become one of the country's most vibrant and welcoming gay communities. Explore the artistic paradise and the characters who make up the carnival of life in Provincetown.

Author: Debra Lawless
ISBN-10: 1609494768
ISBN-13: 9781609494766
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2014
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d