SECRET CITY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF GAY WASHINGTON

SECRET CITY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF GAY WASHINGTONWashington, D. C., has always been a city of secrets. Few have been more dramatic than the ones revealed in James Kirchicks Secret City. For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers, and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality became intertwined with the growing threat of international communism, leading to a purge of gay men

Revolutions aren't spontaneous

Author Chris Barton and illustrator Victo Ngai vividly bring to life this little-known story of how the unlikely and the improbable became just plain dazzling

Not for children under 3 years

until your agent utilizes this slick pens UV light and sees the message written in invisible ink suddenly illuminated

the dye created a sensation

Serhii Plokhy draws on new sources to tell the dramatic stories of the firefighters

a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman

Using previous unexamined documents

how they preen

Enjoy clever features like the chamois to keep your glasses and screens smudge-free and attached key holder so you can travel with confidence

To see American life through the lens of Homeland’s sweeping argument is to understand the roots of our current condition

“One of the most accurate and fascinating books so far” (Michael Bar-Zohar