Stonewall

“A fascinating account of the birth of gay liberation and a replay of the turbulent, society-changing ’60s.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“Interesting…instructive…Duberman argues correctly that Stonewall marked a generational, organizational, and ideological shift that brought gay liberation into the array of social protest.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Illuminating…a vivid and stirring recreation of the Stonewall riot, probing beneath its symbolism to discover the social forces it unleashed.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review

“One of the most important books about lesbians and gays to emerge since Stonewall.”
—Seattle Weekly

“Moving…Duberman rises to history’s most crucial challenges as he expertly chronicles how long and tortuous the road to Stonewall actually was.”
—The Washington Post

“A powerful and compelling book that will make it harder for future ‘sixties’ books to ignore the gay liberation movement.”
—The Nation

“Duberman’s best book yet…No one has mined sources as extensively to tell the story of Stonewall.”
—The Advocate

“Duberman’s history lesson is like a script to some extraordinary movie…It even has a fascinating cast of secondary characters.”
—The Boston Globe

“Engrossing…a long overdue look at one of the seminal events in the history of gay activism. Important and absorbing.”
—Kirkus Reviews