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Biography / Gay Studies

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Farm Boys Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest Collected and edited by Will Fellows With a new Afterword "These coming-of-age stories from men ranging from 24 to 84 smash the stereotype that gay culture is exclusively an urban culture."—Chicago Tribune "Fellows's project is a true achievement, one to take its rightful place in future studies of gay American history."—The Advocate "It is impossible to convey the richness of this book." —Lambda Book Report "The book contains scrapbook snapshots treasured by their families for decades—as tender and as innocent as the memories they evoke."—Omaha Omaha World-Herald "Often powerful and poignant, conveying the sadness of isolation and the strength of self-reliance."—Library Journal "Insightful, sometimes humorous, sometimes ordinary, but always fascinating." —Library Choice Best books of 1996: Esquire Magazine, Minneapolis Star Tribune Bestsellers of 1996: The Advocate, Lambda Book Report Will Fellows grew up on a Wisconsin farm and works as an educator and writer. In the course of his research for this book, he interviewed 75 gay men from farm backgrounds. He lives with his partner near Milwaukee. This was his first book. Fellows has a new book, A Passion to Preserve, published with the UW Press in 2004. "Farm Boys," a play by Dean Gray and Amy Fox, was adapted from the book. It premiered in New York in 2004. The Great American History Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota staged "Farm Boys" in 2006. For more information regarding publicity and reviews contact our publicity manager, Chris Caldwell, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

March 1998 346 pp. 6 x 9 32 b/w photos, 8 pencil drawings ISBN-10: 0-299-15084-4     ISBN-13: 978-0-299-15084-6 Paper $19.95 t Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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