Inferno in the French Quarter: The UpStairs Lounge Fire - Paperback

$25.87

Inferno in the French Quarter: The UpStairs Lounge Fire - Paperback

Name: Inferno in the French Quarter: The UpStairs Lounge Fire - Paperback
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SKU: 9798988084723
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by Johnny Townsend

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by Johnny Townsend (Author), Isabel Beeson (Cover Design by)

On Gay Pride Day in 1973, an arsonist set the entrance to a French Quarter gay bar on fire. In the terrible inferno that followed, thirty-two people lost their lives, including a third of the local congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church, their pastor burning to death halfway out a second-story window as he tried to claw his way to freedom.

A mother who'd gone to the bar with her two gay sons died alongside them. A man who'd helped his friend escape first was found dead near the fire escape. Two children waited outside a movie theater across town for a father and "uncle" who would never pick them up.During this era of rampant homophobia, several families refused to claim the bodies, while many churches refused to bury the dead. Author Johnny Townsend pored through old records and tracked down survivors of the fire as well as friends and relatives of those killed to compile the first full account of a forgotten moment in gay history. This second edition on the 50th anniversary of the fire includes additional research and information not available previously.

Number of Pages: 508

Dimensions: 1.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

Publication Date: May 16, 2023

ISBN	9798988084723
Author	Johnny Townsend
Publisher	Johnny Townsend
Genre	Biography and History
Format	Paperback
Published	May 2023
Edition	2
Language	ENG- English
Pages	508
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print