{"product_id":"the-boys-of-fairy-town-jim-elledge-9781613739358","title":"The Boys of Fairy Town: Sodomites, Female Impersonators, Third-Sexers, Pansies, Queers, and Sex Morons in Chicago's First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Honorable Mention \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ Nonfiction Finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A history of gay Chicago told through the stories of queer men who left a record of their sexual activities in the Second City, this book paints a vivid picture of the neighborhoods where they congregated while revealing their complex lives. Some, such as reporter John Wing, were public figures. Others, like Henry Gerber, who created the first \"homophile\" organization in the United States, were practically invisible to their contemporaries. But their stories are all riveting. Female impersonators and striptease artists Quincy de Lang and George Quinn were arrested and put on trial at the behest of a leader of Chicago's anti-\"indecency\" movement. African American ragtime pianist Tony Jackson's most famous song, \"Pretty Baby,\" was written about one of his male lovers. Alfred Kinsey's explorations of the city's netherworld changed the future of American sexuality while confirming his own queer proclivities. What emerges from \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of Fairy Town \u003c\/i\u003eis a complex portrait and a virtually unknown history of one of the most vibrant cities in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Elledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1613739354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613739358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 50","brand":"Jim Elledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996374761727,"sku":"9781613739358","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ef71078-e9a7-4a6d-9306-c09fc15848ec.jpg?v=1683341327","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boys-of-fairy-town-jim-elledge-9781613739358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}