Presented By: William L. Clements Library
The Clements Library Bookworm
Author Conversation with John Gilbert McCurdy, "Vicious and Immoral: Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh"
The fascinating story of a British army chaplain's buggery trial in 1774 reveals surprising truths about early America. In Vicious and Immoral, historian John McCurdy tells this compelling story of male intimacy and provides an unparalleled glimpse inside eighteenth-century perceptions of queerness.
John Gilbert McCurdy is a professor of history at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of "Citizen Bachelors: Manhood and the Creation of the United States" and "Quarters: The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution."
Free event - Registration Required: http://myumi.ch/gjgzR
John Gilbert McCurdy is a professor of history at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of "Citizen Bachelors: Manhood and the Creation of the United States" and "Quarters: The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution."
Free event - Registration Required: http://myumi.ch/gjgzR
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